Archive · 18 Jan 2026
Al Falah University under probe for fraudulent practices
Al Falah University in Faridabad is being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for doing some bad things.
They are accused of hiring doctors before inspections and showing them as regular doctors to trick the National Medical Commission (NMC).
They also arranged patients and set up clinics quickly before checks.
The ED has filed a complaint against the university's boss, Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui, and the trust that runs the university.
They have also taken away properties worth Rs 140 crore.
Siddiqui was arrested last year for money laundering.
This is all connected to a big explosion that happened outside the Red Fort in November 2025.
Al Falah University is under investigation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for alleged fraudulent practices.
The university hired doctors before inspections and presented them as regular staff to mislead the National Medical Commission (NMC).
Intermediaries were used to arrange patients and set up clinical facilities hastily before inspections.
The ED filed a prosecution complaint against the university's founder-chairman Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui and the Al Falah Charitable Trust.
Properties valued at Rs 140 crore were attached by the ED, and Siddiqui was arrested on November 18, 2024, for money laundering.
- Who
- Al Falah University and its founder-chairman Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui
- What
- Allegations of fraudulent practices to obtain certificates and mislead the National Medical Commission (NMC)
- When
- The probe is ongoing, with a prosecution complaint filed on an unspecified date. Siddiqui was arrested on November 18, 2024.
- Where
- Faridabad, Haryana, India
- Why
- To mislead the NMC and obtain certificates for the establishment of various UG and PG courses through fraudulent means.
Al Falah University
Enforcement Directorate (ED)
Hiring Practices
Al Falah University
Al Falah University claims they hired doctors and arranged patients to meet regulatory requirements.
Enforcement Directorate (ED)
The ED alleges that the university hired 'on paper' doctors and fake patients to mislead the NMC and obtain certificates fraudulently.
Facility Functionality
Al Falah University
The university asserts that it had functional facilities and staff.
Enforcement Directorate (ED)
The ED claims that the university's facilities were non-functional and lacked genuine staff and patients before inspections.
- Institution
- Al Falah University
- Founder-Chairman
- Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui
- Agency Investigating
- Enforcement Directorate (ED)
- Properties Attached
- Rs 140 crore
- Charges
- Money laundering, fraudulent means to obtain certificates
- Date of Arrest
- November 18, 2024
- Incident Linked
- November 10, 2025 explosion outside Red Fort
Sources
Before inspection, Al Falah hired docs, arranged patients, set up clinics: ED in probe after Red Fort Blast
Blast-link docs hired without cop checks: ED files chargesheet against Al-Falah University
‘On paper’ doctors, fake patients: New details emerge about Red Fort blast case as ED probes Al Falah university
