They had “illegally” claimed to be trustees of the Kanch Ki Masjid Trust and Shah Bada Kasam Trust, the agency said.
About nine premises of the accused and their associates are being raided across Gujarat by the Ahmedabad zonal office of the agency, the sources said.
The accused entered into “fraud” lease agreements, extorted rents from tenants, and submitted false affidavits to the Waqf Board.
The ED, a federal probe agency, suspects that the accused built shops on Trust’s land and collected rent and committed “fraud and conspiracy” against the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and Waqf Board for personal gains.
The Centre has recently brought the Waqf Amendment Act, which it said will bring about transparency in Waqf operations and transactions. The opposition has called it unconstitutional. PTI NES DV DV