As the new details have emerged in the ongoing probe against Al Falah University, startling developments have been reported by the ED which has formally accused Javed Ahmed Siddiqui — Chancellor of Al-Falah University of fraudulently acquiring land in Delhi’s Madanpur Khadar by using forged documents in the names of deceased Hindu landowners.
According to ED, a piece of land under Khasra No. 792 was transferred to Tarbia Education Foundation — a trust linked to Siddiqui — based on a General Power of Attorney (GPA) dated January 7, 2004.ED initiated investigation against Al Falah group on the basis of 2 FIRs registered by the Crime Branch,Delhi Police, based on the allegations that Al-Falah University has made fraudulent and misleading claims of NAAC accreditation with an intention to deceive students, parents, and stakeholders for wrongful gains.
As per ED, the purported land-owners whose names appeared on the GPA had died between 1972 and 1998 — long before the GPA was allegedly drawn up.The agency has labelled the entire transfer “fraudulent,” saying the forged documents formed the bedrock of the land acquisition. Siddiqui is currently in custody as investigations continue.
This money-laundering and land-fraud accusation comes as part of a broader ED probe — triggered by the November 10 car blast near the Red Fort that killed 15 people and left dozens injured.
Authorities are investigating a “white-collar terror module” linked to Al-Falah University, where several doctors allegedly involved in the blast plot were employed.On November 18, the ED executed coordinated raids at over 25 locations across Delhi and Faridabad tied to the Al-Falah group — including the university offices, the residences of trustees, and administrative premises.
According to investigators, several of the individuals shown as executing the January 7, 2004 GPA had died decades earlier, between 1972 and 1998.The ED called the transfer "fraudulent", saying the forged paperwork formed the basis of the entire acquisition.
Siddiqui remains in custody as the probe into Delhi blast widens. Siddiqui was arrested on November 18 under Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
The case surfaced after three Al Falah professors were arrested in the Delhi Red Fort blast on November 10, bringing the institution under scrutiny.The prime accused in that module, Dr Umar Un Nabi, had earlier studied at the university.Investigators describe a complex network of nine suspected shell firms, all registered to a single address, showing minimal physical activity and dubious financial footprints, suggesting systematic money laundering and fund-diversion.
If proven, the charges could demonstrate a chilling overlap: fraudulent institutional practices, illicit money flows, and the usage of an educational institution as a front for terrorist activity. For investigators, the newly alleged land fraud widens the financial trail, potentially linking seemingly legitimate real-estate deals with the funding of extremist networks. The unfolding case raises serious questions about how educational institutions can be misused — and how deep financial back-channels may be entwined with radicalisation and violence.
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