Al-Falah Trust Under Scrutiny After Red Fort Blast; Serious Allegations from Investment Fraud to Money Laundering

New Delhi | Shabu Zaidi

Following the investigation into the Red Fort bomb blast, Al-Falah Charitable Trust, which operates Al-Falah University in Faridabad, has come under scrutiny. Established in Jamia Nagar in 1995, the trust has previously faced several serious allegations involving its chairman, Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui. The trust entered the education sector in 1997 with an engineering college and later established a medical college and university.

Two money laundering cases have been registered against Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui. These include alleged fraud involving NAAC accreditation and a case related to the alleged fraudulent acquisition of land worth Rs 45 crore in Madanpur Khadar. He has also faced allegations of cheating investors through an Islamic Profit Scheme. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested him on November 18, 2025. Questions have also been raised during the investigation regarding the university’s earnings and the alleged transfer of a substantial amount of money to Dubai.