1962, 1965, 1971: Army veteran who fought 3 wars now in '4th battle' to save his land
A 92-year-old retired Indian Army Captain is seeking justice after his agricultural land in Jaisalmer was allegedly stolen through a fraudulent land scam. He claims his identity was forged to transfer the property without his knowledge.
Why it matters
The case highlights systemic issues in land administration and the difficulties veterans face in securing legal recourse against corruption.
JAISALMER: A 92-year-old retired Indian Army Captain, who fought in the 1962 war with China and the 1965 and 1971 wars with Pakistan, is now fighting what he calls his "fourth battle"—not on the battlefield, but for justice after allegedly losing his 25-bigha agricultural land to a fraudulent land scam in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer district.Retired Captain Chunni Lal Thakur, a resident of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh, alleged that his land in the Indira Gandhi Canal command area near Mohangarh was fraudulently registered and transferred to another person through forged documents without his knowledge.According to the complaint, the land was allegedly registered in someone else's name on June 16, and the mutation was completed on June 26, despite the real owner never being present during the process.Captain Chunni Lal, a Pong Dam oustee, said his ancestral land in Kangra had been acquired for the construction of the Pong Dam, following which…
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