Delhi Police arrest Al Falah university Chairman in alleged fraud case
Delhi Police Crime Branch arrested Al Falah University chairman Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui after two FIRs were filed on a UGC complaint. A court granted four days of police custody.
The Delhi Police Crime Branch has arrested Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui, the chairman of Al Falah University, in connection with alleged irregularities, officials said on Wednesday.
The arrest comes days after action by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and follows complaints filed by the University Grants Commission (UGC). Acting on the UGC’s complaint, the Crime Branch had registered two separate FIRs against Siddiqui, accusing him of fraud and related offences.
Police said Siddiqui was taken into custody and produced before a Delhi court, which granted the Crime Branch four days of police custody for further investigation.
Officials said the case relates to alleged irregularities and falsification, though further details are expected to emerge during questioning.
The university had earlier drawn national attention after it emerged that Dr Umar Nabi, convicted in the Red Fort blast case that killed 13 people, was employed at the institution. Two of his associates, Dr Muzammil Shakeel and Dr Shaheen Shahid, who investigators have linked to a “white-collar” terror network, were also found to have worked at the university.
In November, the university’s website was taken offline after the National Assessment and Accreditation Council issued a show-cause notice over an alleged false accreditation claim. The Enforcement Directorate has since said it will examine the institution’s funding and the financial transactions linked to its medical staff.
The Delhi Police Crime Branch has arrested Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui, the chairman of Al Falah University, in connection with alleged irregularities, officials said on Wednesday.
The arrest comes days after action by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and follows complaints filed by the University Grants Commission (UGC). Acting on the UGC’s complaint, the Crime Branch had registered two separate FIRs against Siddiqui, accusing him of fraud and related offences.
Police said Siddiqui was taken into custody and produced before a Delhi court, which granted the Crime Branch four days of police custody for further investigation.
Officials said the case relates to alleged irregularities and falsification, though further details are expected to emerge during questioning.
The university had earlier drawn national attention after it emerged that Dr Umar Nabi, convicted in the Red Fort blast case that killed 13 people, was employed at the institution. Two of his associates, Dr Muzammil Shakeel and Dr Shaheen Shahid, who investigators have linked to a “white-collar” terror network, were also found to have worked at the university.
In November, the university’s website was taken offline after the National Assessment and Accreditation Council issued a show-cause notice over an alleged false accreditation claim. The Enforcement Directorate has since said it will examine the institution’s funding and the financial transactions linked to its medical staff.