The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday detained Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui, the chairman and founder of the Al-Falah group, in connection with the investigation into the blast near Red Fort, Delhi. The agency made the arrest under Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Last week, Siddiqui had been called in for questioning by the Delhi Police Crime Branch over alleged fraud and irregularities flagged by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The ED had also carried out searches at 25 locations in connection to the Al-Falah group in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR).
The Haryana-based university came under scrutiny after three doctors working there were identified as suspects in the November 10 Red Fort blast.
Earlier, the ED was directed to examine the financial trail of the institution after a high-level meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The meeting, which lasted for about one and a half hours, reviewed the progress of the ongoing probe into the Red Fort blast.
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