Ferozepur, April 26 -- Four persons linked to a National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) contractor have been booked for allegedly encroaching on private land beyond the acquired limits in Begganwali village of Fazilka district, where four-laning work on the Fazilka-Abohar stretch of NH-07, including Greenfield bypasses at Abohar and Fazilka, is underway.

"The case stems from a demarcation exercise conducted by revenue authorities, which reportedly found that only 71 marlas of land had been legally acquired for the project, while an additional 41 marlas were allegedly occupied beyond the sanctioned extent. The disputed land falls along the project alignment where construction activities, including a proposed toll plaza, are underway,"...