Gurugram: The Delhi Police has summoned Javed Ahmad Siddiqui, the chairman of Faridabad-based Al-Falah University which has come under the scanner in connection with the 10 November Delhi blast case.
The Delhi Police Crime Branch conducted an investigation at Al-Falah University’s Okhla office on 15 November, and registered two FIRs relating to cheating and forgery.
It has been alleged in the FIRs that the university wrongly claimed a National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) ‘Grade A’ accreditation. Issues related to documents on the sources of university’s finances have also been mentioned.
According to police sources, Siddiqui’s testimony is crucial for addressing a number of inconsistencies related to the university and the activities of several people employed there.
Along with education, Siddiqui’s business interests extend into the investment, software, energy, and export sectors. Apart from being the chairperson of Al-Falah University, Siddiqui owns nine companies.
Meanwhile, a senior officer in Faridabad said the Revenue Department has inspected the land on which the university stands to find out whether there is illegality in its construction.
The Revenue Department has handed over its report to the district administration for further action.
Brother arrested
Siddiqui’s brother Hamood Ahmed Siddiqui was arrested by the Madhya Pradesh Police in Hyderabad on Monday in a 25-year-old case of financial fraud at Mhow.
The Faridabad-based university has come under intense scrutiny after several doctors who were employed there were arrested or detained for their alleged involvement in a “white-collar terror module” linked to outfits like Jaish-e-Mohammed and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind.
Dr. Umar Nabi, a key suspect in the 10 November car blast near the Red Fort in Delhi, was an assistant professor at the university
Explosive-making material was allegedly seized from the rented premises of another faculty member associated with the university, Dr. Muzammil Shakeel, and a cleric of the university mosque was also detained.
(Edited by Ajeet Tiwari)
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