He Fought 3 Wars For India. His "4th Battle" Is To Save His Own Land
A 92-year-old Indian war veteran is fighting a legal battle to reclaim his agricultural land in Rajasthan after it was allegedly usurped through forged documents. The veteran claims an imposter posed as him to execute a fraudulent sale deed.
Why it matters
The case underscores systemic issues regarding land rights and the vulnerability of elderly citizens to property fraud in India.
A 92-year-old war veteran is fighting a legal battle to save his 25-bigha agricultural land in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer district that was allegedly sold and transferred using forged documents without his knowledge.Retired Honorary Captain Chunni Lal had fought the 1962, 1965, and 1971 wars for the Indian Army.A resident of Kangra in Himachal Pradesh, he was displaced due to the Pong Dam project and had been allotted 25 bighas of agricultural land in the Mohangarh area in Jaisalmer in 2002, said police.However, due to a lack of irrigation and other facilities in the early years, he returned to his home state. A neighbour initially looked after the land, but it later remained vacant for a long period.
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