ED targets Al Falah University for on-paper doctors linked to Red Fort blast
ED targets Al Falah University for on-paper doctors linked to Red Fort blast
ED charges against Al Falah University allege illicit funding, misrepresentation, and on-paper doctor hires tied to the Red Fort blast, with assets attached in the probe.
New Delhi-Faridabad-based Al Falah University is at the center of a widening ED money laundering probe. The Enforcement Directorate has filed a chargesheet in a Delhi court, naming the university's promoter and the Al Falah Charitable Trust, and alleging illicit funds generated from student fees and misrepresentation of accreditation. The chargesheet states the institution hired three doctors tied to the Red Fort area blast without police verification, with those doctors described as being employed on paper, listed under a 22-days punch or two days per week clause to obtain approvals from the National Medical Commission so the healthcare facility could run uninterrupted.
Two of the doctors were arrested earlier by the National Investigation Agency, and the third is identified as the alleged suicide bomber in the November 2025 Red Fort blast. The ED has provisional attached the university land and building, valued at about ₹140 crore, in the Dhauj area of Faridabad as part of the probe. The court has not yet taken cognisance of the chargesheet.
The ED’s chargesheet includes statements from senior executives and faculty, including the Registrar, who acknowledged the probe agencies' visits to the campus and the arrests of Dr Muzammil and Dr Shaheen, among others. The agency asserts that the cases fall under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, with 61-year-old Al Falah Group chairman Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui and the Al Falah Charitable Trust named as accused. Officials say the allegations center on recruitment distortions and misrepresentation of accreditation, with broader implications for regulatory oversight and how educational institutions hire staff.
