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Delhi Crime Branch Summons Al-Falah Founder as Madhya Pradesh Police Arrest Brother in Fraud Cases

Authorities have opened parallel inquiries into alleged terror links plus false accreditation at the Faridabad institution.

Overview

  • Founder and chancellor Javed Ahmad Siddiqui has been called for questioning by the Delhi Crime Branch in the Red Fort blast investigation.
  • Madhya Pradesh Police arrested his younger brother, Hamood Ahmad Siddiqui, in Hyderabad over three fraud cases registered in Mhow in 2000 worth about ₹40 lakh.
  • Delhi Police have filed two cases of cheating and forgery against Al-Falah University after UGC and NAAC flagged major irregularities in its operations.
  • The Association of Indian Universities has suspended the university’s membership, and the Union government has ordered a forensic audit of its records.
  • Investigators say a doctor‑led module based at Al-Falah planned the October 11 attack, with three medical college doctors implicated, including an alleged suicide bomber, and suspected links to Jaish‑e‑Mohammad and Ansar Ghazwat‑ul‑Hind.