The Delhi Police Crime Branch has taken Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui, founder of Al Falah Group, into four-day custody to probe allegations of fake NAAC accreditation at Al Falah University. This follows a terror blast outside Red Fort linked to university-affiliated doctors. The investigation also involves money laundering charges by the Enforcement Directorate.
On January 27, the Delhi Police Crime Branch placed Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui, founder and chairman of the Al Falah Group, in four-day custody. Officers questioned him regarding FIRs that accuse the Faridabad-based Al Falah University of falsely claiming accreditation from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The allegations include offering illegal BEd and engineering degrees.
The scrutiny intensified after a blast on November 10 outside the Red Fort, which killed nine people. This incident brought the university under security agencies' radar. Three doctors from the affiliated Al-Falah School of Medical Sciences & Research Centre emerged as suspects in a terror module probe. Umar Nabi is suspected of driving the explosive-laden car, while Shaheen Ansari and Muzammil Ganai were also implicated. Ganai was arrested on October 30, 2025, with 350 kg of explosives recovered from his Faridabad residence. Ansari was later taken into custody.
Siddiqui was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on November 18 for money laundering. The ED claims the university generated Rs 415 crore in proceeds of crime by misleading students with false accreditation claims. In January, properties worth Rs 139.97 crore were attached, and a chargesheet was filed against Ansari. Investigations revealed Siddiqui routed funds through family entities like Amla Enterprises LLP and made remittances of over Rs 3 crore to his wife and Rs 1 crore to his son.
Founded in 1997 as a dispensary, the institution offered BTech courses from 2003, became a university in 2014, and started medical programs in 2019. It had received an 'A' grade from NAAC, though the authenticity is now in question.
