Man presses dead father's thumb on blank sheets in bid to grab land from sisters

A video shows a man in Lucknow taking his dead father's thumbprint on blank papers during a land dispute. The footage has deepened a family property row marked by allegations of harassment and disinheritance.The victim had publicly disinherited his son and transferred all this properties to his three daughters.A shocking property dispute in Lucknow has taken a disturbing turn after a man was filmed taking the thumbprint of his dead father on blank sheets of paper in connection with a land dispute.Although it occurred in July in Kharauha village, the incident came to light only recently after a video went viral on social media.The victim, identified as Chhatrapal, 75, had been living with his daughters after being driven out of his ancestral home by his son, Mahendra, and daughter-in-law Laxmi.According to Chhatrapal's daughter Suman, her brother and his wife had allegedly subjected their elderly parents to repeated harassment. In 2023, the couple were allegedly forced out of their ancestral home and subsequently stayed with relatives.The following year, Chhatrapal moved in with Suman and his two other daughters. The daughters took care of their parents and provided them with regular support. According to the family, Chhatrapal subsequently transferred one bigha of land to each of his three daughters from his total holding of around 6.5 bighas.He also publicly disinherited Mahendra and his wife from his movable and immovable property through a newspaper notice, reportedly citing their alleged mistreatment of him and his wife.Suman said her father's health deteriorated on July 7, following which she informed Mahendra.Mahendra arrived in Lucknow with his family and took Chhatrapal to the village, saying he would arrange medical treatment for him.Chhatrapal died on July 9, just two days later.When Suman and other family members reached the village for the funeral, they faced further abuse from Mahendra.It was during this period that relatives and villagers saw Mahendra taking his deceased father's thumbprint on blank sheets of paper.Suman's husband, Ramesh, said the family was shocked to see the thumbprint being taken from Chhatrapal's body and questioned what the blank papers would subsequently be used for.- Ends(Inputs by Ankit Mishra)Published By: Karishma Saurabh KalitaPublished On: Aug 14, 2026 08:49 IST