The agency is conducting an investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act on the basis of three First Information Reports (FIRs) registered by the Delhi Police relating to cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy. and related provisions as per Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. File
The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached movable and immovable properties worth ₹39.45 crore belonging to Al-Falah Charitable Trust and its trustee Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui.
The assets include residential premises belonging to Mr Siddiqui in Delhi’s Jamia Nagar; agricultural land in Dhauj village in Faridabad, Haryana, located near Al-Falah University campus; and demat holdings, bank balances and fixed deposits belonging to the Managing Trustee and the Trust. The total attachment value of the case now stands at ₹ 144.09 crore. Mr. Siddiqui is currently in judicial custody.
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The agency is conducting an investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act on the basis of three First Information Reports (FIRs) registered by the Delhi Police relating to cheating, forgery and criminal conspiracy. and related provisions as per Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Al-Falah University, supported by Al-Falah Charitable Trust, is alleged to have falsely assumed that the NAAC ‘A’ accreditation had expired and also claimed non-existent recognition under the University Grants Act. The Al-Falah School of Medical Sciences and Research Center also allegedly engaged in malpractices, including “paper faculty” and “fake patients” etc., to secure approval from the National Medical Commission.
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In January, the ED filed a case against Mr. Siddiqui and the Trust. It claimed that ₹493.24 crore was generated as proceeds of crime between 2016-17 and 2024-25. “…proceeds were diverted to entities controlled by Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui and his family members, including Karkun Construction & Developers, Amla Enterprises LLP and Diyala Construction & Developers Pvt Ltd,” it said, adding that the funds were further sent abroad.
Al-Falah University (Faridabad) has come under the control of law enforcement agencies after three doctors working there were found to be allegedly linked to a “terrorist” module. One of the accused named Umar Un Nabi was driving the car that exploded near the Red Fort on November 10, 2025.
Published – 07 Apr 2026 21:49 IST
