▁in ▁Dub ey ' s ▁murder , ▁his ▁family ▁and ▁supp or ters ▁maintained ▁that ▁an ▁attempt ▁at ▁a ▁cover - up ▁was ▁being ▁made . ▁ ▁Att empt s ▁have ▁been ▁made ▁to ▁reduce ▁ma f ia ▁influence ▁by ▁making ▁construction ▁tender ing ▁processes ▁more ▁transparent , ▁sometimes ▁by ▁attempting ▁to ▁move ▁them ▁online , ▁so ▁that ▁a ▁complete ▁aud it ▁trail ▁of ▁b ids ▁and ▁activity ▁is ▁maintained . ▁Const ruction ▁ma f ias ▁are ▁alleg ed ▁to ▁have ▁used ▁their ▁political ▁influence ▁decis ively ▁to ▁fr ustr ate ▁many ▁such ▁attempts , ▁for ▁example , ▁in ▁the ▁public ▁works ▁for ▁which ▁the ▁Municipal ▁Corporation ▁of ▁Del hi ▁is ▁responsible . ▁ ▁Land ▁ma f ias ▁ ▁In ▁cities ▁and ▁villages ▁throughout ▁India , ▁ma f ias ▁consisting ▁of ▁municipal ▁and ▁other ▁government ▁officials , ▁elected ▁polit icians , ▁jud icial ▁and ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁officials , ▁ac quire , ▁develop ▁and ▁sell ▁land ▁in ▁illegal ▁ways ▁for ▁profit . ▁Sometimes , ▁government ▁land ▁or ▁land ▁ost ens ibly ▁acquired ▁for ▁some ▁legit imate ▁government ▁purpose ▁is ▁then ▁handed ▁over ▁to ▁real ▁estate ▁developers ▁who ▁build ▁commercial ▁and ▁resident ial ▁properties ▁and ▁sell ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁open ▁market , ▁often ▁with ▁the ▁conn iv ance ▁of ▁administrative ▁and ▁police ▁officials . ▁ ▁In ▁one ▁set ▁of ▁alleg ations ▁in ▁K arn ata ka , ▁a ▁lake ▁was ▁filled ▁in ▁and ▁government ▁buildings ▁torn ▁down ▁after ▁illegal ▁trans fers ▁to ▁a ▁developer ▁by ▁ma f ia - connected ▁officials . ▁E min