ED arrests Al-Falah University founder in money laundering case

 ED arrests Al-Falah University founder in money laundering case   

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, conducted wide-ranging searches at the Delhi office of Al Falah University and several properties linked to its trustees and associated entities in connection with the November 10 Red Fort car blast.

The operation, which began at 5 a.m., covered 25 locations across Delhi, Faridabad, and other areas, including the university’s Okhla branch and its main Faridabad campus.

The probe agency has also registered a PMLA case over suspected financial wrongdoing involving the university and its promoters. Investigators are examining possible money laundering connected to the “white-collar” Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM)-linked Faridabad terror module, where suicide bomber Dr Umar Un Nabi and several other accused had been employed.

During the raids, ED officials traced and questioned Javed Ahmed Siddiqui, a senior trustee who had reportedly been missing for several days. He was found at his residence and interrogated, with searches continuing at his home as part of the ongoing investigation.

Siddiqui, who became the director of Al-Falah Investment Company in 1992 before setting up the Al-Falah Trust, later expanded the organisation into education, software, finance, and energy. He has been under scrutiny previously as well: Delhi Police booked him in 2000 for allegedly defrauding individuals through Halal investment schemes.  

Sources earlier said a major terror plot against New Delhi has been uncovered, involving a Jaish-e-Mohammed module that planned Hamas-style drone and rocket attacks, serial blasts, and car bombs. 

The investigation into the plot's financial trail has led the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to conduct extensive searches at Al-Falah University in Faridabad, targeting its founder, Javed Ahmed Siddiqui, and other trustees over terror funding allegations. 

The probe scrutinized the university's financial records and the bank accounts of its officials to dismantle the 'white-collar terrorism' network.