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Binveriya Land Dispute in Hulhumalé: HDC Seeks Police Investigation into Plot Irregularities

The Housing Development Corporation (HDC) has formally asked the Maldives Police Service to audit and investigate discrepancies in Binveriya Scheme land plot allocations in Hulhumalé, after building permit applications showed multiple individuals seeking permission to build on the same plot. The Anti-Corruption Commission has also launched its own probe into alleged unauthorized plot allocations, with the ACC and police investigations continuing.

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    HDC released a statement highlighting instances where more than one individual sought permission to construct on the same plot. on Monday only The Standard In a statement released on Monday, HDC highlighted that upon receiving building permit applications, instances were identified where more than one individual sought permission to construct on the same plot.

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Binveriya Land Dispute in Hulhumalé: HDC Seeks Police Investigation into Plot Irregularities

over 9,000 land plots allocated under the Binveriya Scheme

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  • over 9,000 land plots allocated under the Binveriya Scheme The Standard The Binveriya Scheme, a significant housing initiative, allocated over 9,000 land plots to Malé residents, with specific allocations from Hulhumalé Phase II and reclaimed areas such as Gulhi Falhu and Giraavaru Falhu.

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  • HDC formally requested the Maldives Police Service to audit and investigate discrepancies related to Binveriya Scheme land plots in Hulhumalé. Hulhumalé The Standard The Housing Development Corporation (HDC) has formally requested the Maldives Police Service to audit and investigate discrepancies related to land plots allocated under the Binveriya (Landowner) Scheme in Hulhumalé.

    Word for word from the report in The Standard. Open the report

  • Reports surfaced alleging Mohamed Fazeel Rasheed commenced construction on a plot without official allocation under the Binveriya Scheme. December 2024 The Standard The controversy first came to light in December 2024 when reports surfaced alleging that Mohamed Fazeel Rasheed, brother of then-HDC Managing Director Ibrahim Fazul Rasheed, commenced construction on a plot without official allocation under the Binveriya Scheme.

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  • Ibrahim Fazul Rasheed resigned from his position and several HDC board members were suspended to facilitate an impartial investigation. The Standard In response, Fazul resigned from his position, and several HDC board members were suspended to facilitate an impartial investigation.

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  • The Anti-Corruption Commission launched a probe into allegations of Hulhumalé plots being allocated to individuals not listed as Binveriya Scheme recipients. The Standard The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has since launched its own probe into the allegations, focusing on the purported allocation of Hulhumalé plots to individuals not listed as recipients under the Binveriya Scheme.

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  • A special audit of the Binveriya Scheme was completed and its additional concerns were forwarded to the police. The Standard The corporation also disclosed that a special audit of the Binveriya Scheme, initiated during former President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih's administration, has been completed. This audit uncovered additional concerns, which have been forwarded to the police for further examination.

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