January 16, 2026 : The Enforcement Directorate has filed a Prosecution Complaint under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, against Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui, Managing Trustee and Chancellor of Al Falah University, along with others. The complaint has been submitted before the competent PMLA court in connection with the alleged generation and laundering of proceeds of crime linked to the Al-Falah Charitable Trust, the university, and allied institutions.
In a statement, the agency said it has provisionally attached assets worth about ₹140 crore associated with the Haryana-based group. The investigation stems from FIRs registered by the Delhi Police following a car blast near the Red Fort last year.
According to the ED, the proceeds of crime identified so far amount to around ₹493 crore. These are alleged to have been generated through fraudulent misrepresentations to regulators and stakeholders, leading to improper admissions and fee collections.
The agency said its probe has established Siddiqui’s active role, noting that he exercised dominant administrative, financial, and operational control over the Al-Falah Group and emerged as a key beneficiary of the unlawful proceeds. Other office-bearers, it added, functioned largely as nominal or proxy persons.
