Overview

• On July 3, Punjab Police registered charges against Usha Ansal and her son Naveen under multiple IPC sections based on a high court-mandated FIR.
• The FIR, filed on June 20 at Kulgarhi Police Station, alleges the duo colluded with revenue officials to forge 1997 sale documents for the Fattuwala Advance Landing Ground.
• Whistle-blower and retired revenue officer Nishan Singh first accused officials of suppressing his early 2000s complaint, prompting a 2021 enquiry at Halwara Air Force Station.
• A deputy commissioner’s court-submitted report confirmed 1958-59 revenue records placed the land under Indian Air Force control, leading to formal restitution in May 2025.
• The Vigilance Bureau and district authorities are continuing investigations to identify all parties involved in the decades-long fraud.