Mohali, June 30 -- Even as police continue their search for Universal Educational Society (UES) president Gurpreet Singh in the alleged Ballopur panchayat land mortgage case, a local court has sought the appearance of Punjab National Bank (PNB) officials with original mortgage records. Dera Bassi SHO Sumit Mour confirmed that Gurpreet Singh, one of the four accused named in the FIR, is absconding. "He has not joined the investigation and efforts are on to arrest him," he said.

The FIR was registered following an inquiry by the Mohali district development and panchayat officer (DDPO), which found that nearly 68 bighas and 14 biswas of shamlat land in Ballopur village, leased to UES in 2009 for educational purposes for 33 years, was allege...