What would have been a flight of fancy for most practionists of this art was clandestinely turned into reality by a mother-son duo in Punjab’s Ferozepur sometime in 1997.A World War-II era airstrip, used by Indian Air Force during the 1962, 1965 and 1971 wars as an advanced landing ground, was allegedly sold off by a mother and son in 1997 in connivance with some revenue officials. According to the probe, accused Usha and Naveen, of Dumni Wala village, deceitfully claimed ownership of the land and sold it off in collusion with a section of revenue officials after forging revenue records.The original complaint was filed by whistleblower Nishan Singh, a retired revenue official, but nothing happened for years. However, the sale deeds were executed in 1997 and the names of Surjit Kaur, Manjit Kaur, Mukhtiar Singh, Jagir Singh, Dara Singh, Ramesh Kant, and Rakesh Kant were shown as owners in the Jamabandi from 2009-10, although the military had never transferred the land to them.HC reprimanded Ferozepur deputy commissioner for inaction, pointing out the potential threat to national security.
Author: TNN
Published at: 2025-06-30 21:22:56
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