New Delhi, Jan 18: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has disclosed multiple violations and financial irregularities at Faridabad-based Al Falah University during its money laundering probe linked to the November 2025 blast near Red Fort in New Delhi, officials said on Saturday.
According to an ED chargesheet filed before a Delhi court on Friday and accessed by PTI, the private university allegedly served as a base for a group of extremist doctors prior to the attack. The court is yet to take cognisance of the chargesheet, while the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is separately probing the terror angle of the blast.
The ED found that three doctors linked to the Red Fort explosion were appointed by the university without any police verification or background checks. Two of them—Dr Muzammil Ganaie and Dr Shaheen Saeed—were later arrested by the NIA, while the third, Dr Umar Nabi, allegedly drove the vehicle used in the blast. The university registrar confirmed these appointments and acknowledged that no police verification was carried out at the medical college established in 2019.
One of the key findings of the probe relates to the use of “on paper” doctors to secure mandatory approvals from the National Medical Commission (NMC). The ED alleged that several doctors were shown as faculty only in official records under arrangements such as limited attendance, while they neither taught nor treated patients. This, the agency claimed, was done to obtain regulatory approvals and keep the medical college operational.
The chargesheet also alleged that “fake” patients were admitted to the university hospital ahead of inspections to project it as functional. Text messages and video chats cited by the ED suggest that the hospital was largely non-functional weeks before NMC inspections, with temporary doctors hired only during regulatory visits.
The Vice-Chancellor told investigators that all three doctors with alleged terror links were appointed during her tenure on the recommendation of the HR head and with approval from chairman Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui, without any police scrutiny.
The ED has pegged the alleged proceeds of crime at ₹493.24 crore, claiming the amount was collected through tuition and examination fees by misleading students with false claims of NAAC accreditation and valid UGC recognition. The agency alleged Siddiqui played a central role in the laundering of funds.
The probe has also flagged possible overseas links of Siddiqui’s children, a claim currently under verification. Siddiqui has denied any connection with terrorist or banned organisations. Further investigation is underway, and a supplementary chargesheet is expected. (Agencies)
