Chandigarh, June 19 -- A critically ill Sonepat farmer died on June 10, five days after the Rohtak divisional commissioner, Rajiv Rattan, directed Sonepat deputy commissioner Neha Singh to facilitate manual registration of 2.20 acres through special provisions available under the Registration Act and complete the exercise within three days.

The land registration was crucial for the family as it was the final legal requirement for completing the sale of land and accessing funds, which the family said were urgently needed for treatment. Sanjeet of Kanwali village in Sonepat had suffered a severe head injury, undergone two brain surgeries and was bedridden.

His family alleged that despite the Rohtak divisional commissioner's directions, th...