The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a chargesheet against Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui, Chairman of Al-Falah Group and founder of Al-Falah University, and the Al-Falah Charitable Trust, in connection with a money laundering investigation. The agency alleges that Siddiqui and the trust were involved in generating and laundering ₹493.24 crore in proceeds of crime. The ED's investigation stems from FIRs filed by the Delhi Police Crime Branch concerning false accreditation claims made by the university.
According to officials, the chargesheet includes strong evidence of financial irregularities committed by Siddiqui and his family within the university. The ED has also provisionally attached assets worth approximately ₹139.1 crore, including 54 acres of land, buildings of the university, schools, laboratories, departments, and hostels. These assets are located in Dhauj, Faridabad, where the university is based. The ED took action to ensure that the alleged proceeds of crime are not sold off, dissipated, or transacted.
The ED initiated the investigation based on two FIRs registered by the Delhi Police Crime Branch. These FIRs alleged that the university falsely claimed accreditation from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The agency claims that Al-Falah University made fraudulent and misleading claims about its accreditation to deceive students, parents, and stakeholders for wrongful gain. The ED alleges the educational institutions run by Al-Falah did not possess the required valid accreditation for teaching. The university and its controlling trust allegedly generated "proceeds of crime" worth at least ₹415.10 crore by "dishonestly" inducing students and parents through these false claims.
Siddiqui was arrested by the ED in November 2025 on money laundering charges linked to cheating students of the educational institutions run by his trust. The ED's investigation revealed that firms controlled by the Siddiqui family allegedly received contracts for hostel catering and construction of the university and hospital complex. The agency also claimed that the Al-Falah Charitable Trust acquired land using university funds. The ED had previously informed the court that Siddiqui was involved in alleged money laundering through the Al-Falah Charitable Trust, which controls the university and its affiliated educational institutions. The agency pointed to alleged layering of funds through related entities to obscure the money trail.
