Mohali, Oct. 14 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has asked Mohali police to register an FIR against the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) over land purchases worth Rs.78 crore in Amritsar's Ajnala and Bathinda, alleging that it bought land at prices far above its earlier purchase costs and government collector rates.

In a letter dated October 12 to the Mohali senior superintendent of police, the agency flagged fund transfers to company directors, partners and other individuals after the sellers received payments from the association. The PCA is currently headed by Amarjeet Singh Mehta, a senior AAP leader from Bathinda, who has been at the helm since February 2023.

The letter, issued under Section 66(2) of the Prevention of Money Laun...