India’s richest man could face luxury home probe
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India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani faces a possible federal probe into the construction of his 27-storey luxury home – one of the most expensive private residences in the world.Quoting Indian media reports, AFP said the Maharashtra state government was considering whether federal investigators should look into alleged irregularities over the sale of the land on which the home was built.The Reliance Industries chairman, who according to Forbes magazine is the world’s ninth richest man with a US$27-billion fortune, moved into the 174 metre tower last year.”Antilia”, on upmarket Altamount Road in south Mumbai, reportedly has six floors of parking, swimming pools, a ballroom, a cinema and three helipads.Maharashtra Minority Affairs and Wakf minister, Mohammed Arif Naseem Khan, had told the state assembly the plot had originally been reserved for the education of Muslim children.Wakf in Islamic law is property or land reserved for religious or charitable purposes.The plot was sold to Ambani by the Currimbhoy Ebrahim Khoja Orphanage Trust for INR 215 million rupees in 2002, the minister was quoted saying.The deal was approved by the Mumbai Charity Commissioner but the minister said permission was not obtained from the Maharashtra State Wakf Board, which oversees the maintenance and administration of Wakf property and land.
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