By Admin 
ED arrested Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui, chairman of Al Falah Group, after raids in a money laundering case related to funding of terrorism. According to sources, Al Falah’s accountant has also been detained. Delhi blast Its founder Javed Ahmed Siddiqui is under the radar of investigation after its connection with Faridabad’s Al Falah University came to light.
Who is Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui?
According to the investigating agencies, Jawad Siddiqui has appointed his wife, daughter and brothers as trustees in the charitable trust that runs Al Falah University. After the details related to Al Falah University were removed from the internet, the suspicion of the investigating agencies has deepened further. Javed Ahmed Siddiqui was born on 15 November 1964 in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh. After doing B.Tech from Devi Ahilya University, Indore, he worked as a lecturer in Jamia Millia University from 1992 to 1994.
Raid on 19 locations of Al-Falah Group
On Tuesday (18 November 2025), ED had conducted a major raid on 19 locations of Al-Falah Group, from where many important documents, digital devices and about Rs 48 lakh in cash were recovered. The investigation revealed that the trust money was wrongly sent to the family companies. Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui has also been accused of serious financial fraud.
Many financial irregularities have come to light in the functioning of Al Falah University. ED is investigating from where he got the crores of rupees to set up such a big university because he has also gone to jail in a fraud case. Siddiqui has also been summoned in the Delhi bomb blast case, but he did not appear.
Money laundering allegations against Jawad Siddiqui
According to ED, Al-Falah Charitable Trust was established in 1995 and Jawad Siddiqui has been its managing trustee since its inception. All the colleges and universities running in the name of the Trust are directly under its control. Investigation revealed that this trust showed meteoric rise i.e. rapid growth but this growth did not match the actual earnings. Contracts for construction, catering and other services were given directly to the companies of his wife and children. Many shell companies were used to embezzle money.