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The Enforcement Directorate connected Friday (March 27, 2026) said it has again arrested Al Falah Group president Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui successful a caller wealth laundering lawsuit linked to “fraudulent” acquisition of a ₹45 crore worthy of onshore successful Delhi.
The 61-year-old was first arrested by the national probe bureau successful November 2025 successful a antithetic wealth laundering lawsuit linked to the alleged cheating of students of his acquisition institutions by misrepresenting the accreditation and designation of his institutions.
The Faridabad-(Haryana) located University came nether scrutiny during the probe into a ‘white-collar’ panic module linked to the November 10, 2025, Red Fort country blast successful which 15 radical were killed.
One of the doctors astatine the varsity-cum-hospital, Dr. Umar-un-Nabi, is alleged to beryllium the termination bomber successful this case. He died erstwhile helium was driving an explosive-laden car that day.
Mr. Siddiqui was taken into custody successful the latest lawsuit connected March 24 from the Tihar jail, wherever helium is lodged successful judicial custody successful the erstwhile ED and Delhi Police case, officials said.
He was produced earlier the peculiar Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) located successful Saket (south Delhi) the adjacent day, and helium was sent to ED custody till April 4, the bureau said successful a statement.
A probe recovered that “forged” documents were prepared and utilized for fraudulent acquisition of land, and Mr. Siddiqui, manager and bulk shareholder of Tarbia Education Foundation, connived with immoderate individuals and orchestrated the fabrication.
The 1.14-acre onshore is located astatine ‘Khasra No. 792’ successful Madanpur Khadar colony of the nationalist capital, and it is valued astatine ₹45 crore, arsenic per the ED.
The bureau said the information magnitude (for the acquisition of the land) successful the documents was ₹75 lakh. Efforts are connected to hint the implicit wealth way and place different beneficiaries and properties acquired therefrom, the ED said.
The agency, successful its probe successful the archetypal case, had alleged that the assemblage generated ₹415.10 crore betwixt 2018 and 2025 and that funds collected from students were diverted for idiosyncratic use.
