The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is searching 25 locations in Delhi and Faridabad related to Al-Falah University and its affiliates. This is part of the agency’s investigation into the November 10 blast at the Red Fort.
ED raids Al-Falah University over Delhi blast case
The agency has opened a PMLA case over financial misconduct involving the university. The Red Fort bomber, Dr. Umar un Nabi, and others accused in the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM)-linked “white collar” Faridabad terror module worked at the university, along with the institute’s owners.
The ED is also questioning university chairman Javed Ahmad Siddiqui at his home. The raids began around 5 a.m. and are taking place at the university’s headquarters in Delhi and at the homes of the institute’s trustees. According to sources, the trustees are also being searched.
Questioning to university chairman
As the raids were happening, the ED started questioning Javed Ahmad Siddiqui, who had been hard to find for several days. Acting on specific intelligence, a team from the agency went to his home at 5 a.m. and found him there. Searches are also happening at his residence.
Siddiqui became a director of the Al-Falah Investment Company in 1992 and later founded the Al-Falah Trust. Over the years, the business grew to include education, software, financial services, and energy.
Al-Falah University has become the center of the Red Fort blast case. Investigators believe the planning for the high-intensity explosion, which killed 14 people and injured over 20, took place at the institution. On the day of the attack, authorities seized about 2,900 kg of materials for making explosive devices from a rented location associated with Dr. Muzammil Shakeel, who worked at the university.
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