SRINAGAR: The Delhi Police Crime Branch has arrested Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui, chairman of Al Falah University, in connection with alleged irregularities, India Today reported.
The arrest follows complaints filed by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and recent action by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Acting on the UGC’s complaints, the Crime Branch registered two separate FIRs against Siddiqui, accusing him of fraud and other related offences.
Police produced Siddiqui before a Delhi court, which granted the Crime Branch four days of police custody for further investigation, as per The Hindu.
Al Falah University has been under scrutiny after it emerged that Dr Umar Nabi, convicted in the Red Fort blast case in which 13 people were killed, was employed at the institution. Investigators also found that two of his associates, Dr Muzammil Shakeel and Dr Shaheen Shahid, who have been linked to an alleged “white-collar” terror network, had also worked at the university.
In November, the university’s website was taken offline after the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) issued a show-cause notice over an allegedly false accreditation claim. The Enforcement Directorate has since said it is examining the university’s funding sources and financial transactions, including those linked to members of its medical staff.
Investigations into the matter are ongoing.
