Army Veteran, 92, Alleges Fraudulent Sale Of Allotted Land In Rajasthan
A 92-year-old Indian Army veteran has filed a police complaint alleging that his allotted agricultural land in Rajasthan was sold fraudulently using forged documents. The veteran is seeking to transfer the case to Himachal Pradesh to facilitate his pursuit of justice.
Why it matters
The case highlights systemic issues regarding land rights and the vulnerability of elderly citizens to property fraud in India.
A 92-year-old retired Indian Army officer, Captain Chunnilal, has alleged that his agricultural land in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer district was fraudulently mortgaged, transferred and sold without his knowledge by using forged documents and an impersonator.Following his complaint, the police have registered a case and initiated an investigation into the matter.Captain Chunnilal, a veteran who served in the 1962 war with China and the 1965 and 1971 wars with Pakistan, alleged that the land allotted to his family under the rehabilitation programme for the Pong Dam project in Himachal Pradesh oustees was illegally transferred and sold despite him possessing the original ownership documents.Speaking to ANI, the veteran recounted how his family transformed the barren desert land in Mohangarh into fertile agricultural land after years of hard work, only to discover that it had allegedly been sold fraudulently."After retiring from the Army, I came to Bassi.
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