New Delhi, March 27 The Enforcement Directorate said on Friday that it had again arrested Al Falah Group chairman Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui in a new money laundering case linked to the "fraudulent" acquisition of a Rs 45 crore plot in Delhi.
The 61-year-old was first arrested by the federal investigating agency in November 2025 in a different money laundering case linked to the alleged cheating of students of his educational institutions by misrepresenting the accreditation and recognition of his institutions.
The university, located in Faridabad (Haryana), came under scrutiny during the investigation into a "white-collar" terror module linked to the blast at the Red Fort area on November 10, 2025, in which 15 people were killed.
One of the doctors at the university-cum-hospital, Dr. Umar-un-Nabi, is alleged to be the suicide bomber in this case. He died when he was driving a car laden with explosives that day.
Siddiqui was taken into custody in the latest case on March 24 from the Tihar jail, where he is in judicial custody in the previous case involving the Enforcement Directorate and the Delhi Police, officials said.
He was produced before the special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Saket (south Delhi) the next day, and he was remanded in ED custody until April 4, the agency said in a statement.
The investigation revealed that "forged" documents were prepared and used for the fraudulent acquisition of land, and Siddiqui, director and majority shareholder of Tarbia Education Foundation, conspired with some individuals and orchestrated the fabrication.
The 1.14-acre plot is located at 'Khasra No. 792' in Madanpur Khadar village of the national capital, and it is valued at Rs 45 crore, according to the ED.
The agency said that the consideration amount (for the purchase of the land) in the documents was Rs 75 lakh. Efforts are underway to trace the complete money trail and identify other beneficiaries and properties acquired therefrom, the ED said.
In its investigation in the first case, the agency had alleged that the university generated Rs 415.10 crore between 2018 and 2025, and that funds collected from students were diverted for personal use.