New Delhi, April 7 – The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached movable and immovable properties worth ₹39.45 crore belonging to the Al-Falah Charitable Trust and its Chairman, as well as Managing Trustee Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui, an official said on Tuesday.
"The properties attached by the ED's High Intensity Unit's Headquarters Office include Siddiqui's residential premises in Jamia Nagar, Delhi's Okhla; agricultural land in Dhauj village, Faridabad, adjacent to the Al-Falah University campus; demat holdings, bank balances, and fixed deposits belonging to Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui and the Al-Falah Charitable Trust," the official said in a statement.
On Saturday, a Delhi court remanded Siddiqui in judicial custody for 14 days in connection with a money laundering case and the illegal acquisition of ₹45 crore worth of land in the city.
The Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) investigation stems from three FIRs registered by the Delhi Police.
"These are the FIRs dated November 13, 2025, the second FIR dated November 13, 2025, by the Delhi Police's Crime Branch, and the third FIR dated January 10, 2026, by the Palam Police Station in South West Delhi," the statement said.
All FIRs invoke offences of cheating, forgery, criminal conspiracy, and related provisions under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, which constitute Scheduled Offences under the PMLA, 2002.
"The FIRs alleged that the Al-Falah University, promoted by the Al-Falah Charitable Trust, falsely presented expired NAAC 'A' grade accreditation as valid, and also claimed non-existent UGC Section 12B recognition," the ED said.
The Al-Falah School of Medical Sciences and Research Centre was found to be involved in malpractice, including the deployment of "on-paper faculty" and "fake patients" to secure approvals from the National Medical Commission (NMC).
The ED filed a charge sheet dated January 16 before the Special Court (PMLA) at Saket in Delhi against Siddiqui and the Al-Falah Charitable Trust.
The ED's investigation revealed that the Trust/University generated ₹493.24 crore in proceeds of crime from FY 2016-17 to 2024-25, through these scheduled offences.
It said that these proceeds were diverted to entities controlled by Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui and his family members, including Karkun Construction and Developers, Amla Enterprises LLP, and Diyala Construction and Developers Private Limited.
The proceeds diverted to these entities were further siphoned off to foreign destinations, the ED said.
On January 16, the ED attached land and building on the Al-Falah University campus in Faridabad's Dhauj, valued at ₹144.09 crore.
"These attachments are part of the ongoing investigation into the proceeds of crime generated through the scheduled offences," the statement said.