Al-Falah University: ED uncovers fraud, attaches ₹140 Cr assets | Quick Digest
The Enforcement Directorate has unearthed a massive fraud at Al-Falah University, involving fake patients, forged accreditations, and alleged money laundering. Assets worth ₹140 crore have been attached, and a chargesheet filed against its chairman, Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui, who is also linked to the Red Fort blast probe.
Al-Falah University allegedly used 'fake patients' during inspections.
University falsely claimed UGC recognition and valid NAAC accreditation.
ED attached assets worth nearly ₹140 crore in money laundering probe.
Chairman Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui arrested; proceeds of crime quantified at ₹493.24 crore.
Doctors from the university were linked to the November 2025 Red Fort blast.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has exposed an extensive fraud at Al-Falah University, Faridabad, involving a web of deceptive practices and alleged money laundering. The investigation revealed that the university employed "on-paper" doctors and arranged "fake patients" to mislead regulatory bodies like the National Medical Commission (NMC) and the State Health Department during inspections. It also falsely projected its University Grants Commission (UGC) status and displayed expired National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) accreditations as valid to attract students and collect fees. The ED has quantified the total proceeds of crime from these fraudulent activities at approximately ₹493.24 crore, generated through misrepresentations to regulators and stakeholders, and subsequent fee collections.
In connection with the probe, the ED has provisionally attached university land and buildings, including a medical college, valued at nearly ₹140 crore. The university's chairman, Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui, who is accused of exercising dominant control over the Al-Falah Charitable Trust and its entities, was arrested in November 2025 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and is currently in judicial custody. A chargesheet has been filed against him and the Al-Falah Charitable Trust.
Further compounding the university's woes, it came under the scanner of security agencies after three doctors associated with it, including Umar Un Nabi (the alleged suicide bomber), were linked to the November 2025 Red Fort area blast. The ED found that these doctors, along with other specialists, were hired without proper police verification or scrutiny, highlighting a severe lapse in institutional due diligence. The ongoing investigation suggests that charitable and educational institutions were misused for personal and family financial gain.
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