New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui, founder of Al-Falah University and chairman of Al-Falah Group, under section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.

According to ED officials, the arrest followed a detailed examination of material gathered during searches at premises linked to Al-Falah Group as part of an ECIR-based probe. ADVERTISEMENT

Al-Falah University, in Faridabad, has been under the scanner since a car blast near Red Fort killed 13 persons and injured many more.

ED launched an investigation after two FIRs were registered by Delhi Police’s Crime Branch, which claimed Al-Falah University made “fraudulent and misleading” claims of NAAC accreditation which deceived students, parents and stakeholders.

The FIRs further sai

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