Al Falah University chairman Jawad Siddiqui remanded in ED custody for 13 days

Al Falah University

Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui, the Chairman of Al Falah Group, has been remanded to the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for 13 days, until December 1st, by the court. He was arrested on Tuesday in connection with an alleged money laundering case involving the Al Falah Charitable Trust.

According to the probe agency, Siddiqui was arrested under Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. His arrest followed a thorough investigation and the analysis of evidence collected during a search of premises related to the Al Falah Group. This inquiry is part of an ongoing probe into allegations of fraudulent accreditation claims by Al-Falah University in Faridabad, as reported by News18.

The central agency started the probe against the Al Falah group on the basis of 2 FIRs registered by the Crime Branch of the Delhi Police, based on the allegations that the university made fraudulent and misleading claims of NAAC accreditation with an intention to deceive students, parents, and stakeholders.

Earlier on Monday, his younger brother, Hamood Ahmad Siddiqui (50), was arrested by the Madhya Pradesh police from Hyderabad in connection with nearly 25-year-old fraud cases. A reward of Rs 10,000 had also been announced for his arrest.

Delhi Red Fort Blast

Al Falah University, located in Haryana's Faridabad district, is under investigation following the arrest of some doctors in connection with the November 10 high-intensity blast near the Red Fort in Delhi, which claimed 13 lives and injured several others.

Dr Muzammil Ganaie and Dr Shaheen Sayeed – both arrested in connection with the terror module – were connected to the university, while Dr Umar Nabi, who was driving the Hyundai i20 that exploded in the Red Fort area last week, was an assistant professor at the university.