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Ferozepur IAF Airstrip FIR Targets Mother and Son in Decades-Old Land Fraud

Ordered by the Punjab and Haryana High Court after it restored the airstrip to the Defence Ministry, the FIR sets in motion a criminal probe under multiple IPC sections.

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An artificial intelligence (AI)-generated image depicting a fighter plane on an airstrip. (Representative Photo)

Overview

  • An FIR filed on June 20 names Usha Ansal and her son Naveen Chand under IPC Sections 419, 420, 465, 467, 471 and 120B for cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy.
  • DSP Karan Sharma is leading the ongoing investigation to unearth revenue officials and other accomplices involved in the fraudulent transfer.
  • Prosecutors allege the duo forged 1997 sale deeds after original owner Madan Mohan Lal’s 1991 death and colluded with lower-level revenue officers to claim private ownership.
  • The Punjab and Haryana High Court directed a Vigilance Bureau probe in December 2023 and mandated restoration of the airstrip to the Ministry of Defence in May 2025 following a 2021 whistleblower complaint.
  • The World War II-era airstrip in Fattuwala village near the India–Pakistan border served as an advanced landing ground in the 1962, 1965 and 1971 wars, underscoring its strategic value.