Mohali, June 7 -- Nearly 68 bighas and 14 biswas of shamlat land (village common land), leased out to Universal Educational Society (UES), which runs the Universal Group of Institutions at Lalru, was allegedly mortgaged to raise loans in violation of rules, a probe by the district development and panchayat officer (DDPO), Mohali, has revealed.

The DDPO has now forwarded the report to the Mohali senior superintendent of police, seeking action.

The inquiry had been initiated after a communication from Punjab rural development and panchayat director Uma Shankar Gupta on March 11, 2026.

According to the report, the said land had been leased out to UES for 33 years. A lease deed to this effect was executed in February 2009. It was later int...