Jaipur, July 12 -- An Air Force officer was critically injured in a violent clash over a disputed land parcen in Jodhpur, prompting police to register an FIR against seven members of his extended family. No arrests had been made as of Sunday afternoon, police said.

The incident took place on Friday in Gudha Vishnoiyan (Mangal Nagar) where 47-year-old Bhagaram sustained serious head injuries while allegedly trying to intervene in a dispute over the removal of fencing on agricultural land. He has been admitted to the Army Military Hospital (MH), where his condition remains critical.

According to a complaint filed by Bhagaram's younger brother, Omprakash, 39, the dispute arose over an ongoing land ownership conflict with the sons of their ...