ED Files Charge Sheet in Al-Falah Money Laundering Case
ED Files Charge Sheet in Al-Falah Money Laundering Case
The Enforcement Directorate has filed a charge sheet naming Al-Falah University chairman Jawad Siddiqui in a money laundering probe, with ₹139 crore in assets attached.
The Enforcement Directorate has filed a charge sheet naming Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui, chairman of Al-Falah University, and the Al-Falah Charitable Trust in a money laundering probe connected to the university. The agency attached assets worth ₹139 crore, including a 54-acre parcel of land within the Al-Falah campus under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
Officials said the charge sheet, filed on Friday, includes strong evidence of alleged financial irregularities in the university by Siddiqui and his family members. Investigators claim firms controlled by the Siddiqui family received contracts for hostel catering and construction of the university and hospital complex, with university funds used to acquire land through the trust.
Siddiqui was arrested by the ED in November 2025 on money laundering charges following allegations that Al-Falah University made fraudulent and misleading claims about accreditation to deceive students, parents, and stakeholders for wrongful gain. The case forms part of a broader probe into a white-collar terror module, linked to the November 10 terror attack near Delhi’s Red Fort, with multiple arrests by the NIA.
The ED has argued that the university and its controlling trust generated proceeds of crime worth at least ₹415.10 crore by dishonestly inducing students and parents through false claims of accreditation and recognition.
