Al Falah University under central investigation after Delhi blast:ED and NIA probe foreign funding, faculty recruitment, and alleged links with controversial groups

The main gate of Al Falah University in Faridabad.

Al-Falah University, located in Dhoj village of Faridabad, a Muslim-majority area, has come under intense scrutiny after the arrest of doctors linked to a terror module involved in the recent Delhi blast. The central government has directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to investigate the institution’s funding, while other agencies, including the National Investigation Agency (NIA) are examining possible misuse of foreign donations.

So far, the names of three doctors from Al-Falah University, Dr Muzammil Shakeel, Dr Shaheen Saeed, and Dr Umar Nabi, have surfaced in the case. Dr Umar Nabi was killed in the blast. Another individual, Dr Nisar-ul-Hasan, previously dismissed by the Jammu & Kashmir Lieutenant Governor in 2023 for alleged t