Jaypee Group’s Rise and Fall: The Untold Story of Land Deals and Corporate Collapse
By Anurag Tiwari | Business Connect Magazine
Introduction: The Beginning of a Controversial Land Battle
It was May 7, 2011. In Bhatta Parsaul village in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, farmers had been protesting for nearly four to five months. Their demand was straightforward: if the government was acquiring their land in the name of development, they wanted fair compensation.
However, the protest suddenly turned violent that day. A clash between the police and farmers resulted in the deaths of two farmers and two police personnel.
Just four days after the incident, someone arrived in the village whom few had expected to see there: Rahul…