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Delhi Blast: The Al Falah University has been a focal point of the investigation led by several states police and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in the car blast near the iconic Red Fort in Old Delhi on Monday, in which 13 people lost their lives and several others were injured. The Al Falah University employed two of the three main suspects—Dr Shaheen Saeed and Dr Mujammil Shakeel —drawing an in-depth probe. Now, the probe reached Javed Ahmed Siddiqui, the founder and managing trustee of the Al-Falah University in Faridabad,

According to a report by NDTV, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) started an investigation into its funding. The probe found that Siddiqui has a dubious track record with a fraud case worth Rs 7.5 crore against him.

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The report suggests that in past, a criminal case was registered against Siddiqui, who has a vast corporate network and his associate in a case worth Rs 7.5 crore and was jailed for three years. However, NDTV also reported the version of his legal advisor, Mohd Razi. Razi refuted all fraud charges, including the Rs 7.5 crore claim, against his client. He also claimed that had "no information" about the recruitment of Dr Muzammil Shakeel, who was arrested just before the blast.

Who Is Javed Ahmed Siddiqui?

Born in Madhya Pradesh's Mhow, Siddiqui has a link with nine companies. All these firms are connected with the Al-Falah Charitable Trust. The trust takes care of the university's functioning. The Al Falah Charitable Trust was established in 1995.

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These nine firms work in different sectors, ranging from financial services, education, software and energy. But the eyebrow-raising point is that they are all registered at the same address: The Al-Falah House, Delhi's Jamia Nagar neighbourhood.

The Nine Companies Are:

- Al-Falah Education Service Pvt Ltd

- MJH Developers Pvt Ltd

- Al-Falah Software Pvt Ltd

- Al-Falah Energies Pvt Ltd

- Tarbia Education Foundation

- Al-Falah Investment (the first company, started in 1992)

- Al-Falah Medical Research Foundation

- Al-Falah Developers Pvt Ltd

- Al-Falah Industrial Research Foundation

Al-Falah Medical Research Foundation was the organisation where Saeed, Shakeel, and other accused were 'employed'. They allegedly met here to plan a potential 32-car serial bomb blasts.

Al Falah University Started Out As Engineering College In 1997

The Al Falah University started out as an engineering college in 1997 in the Muslim-dominated Dhauj village of Haryana's Faridabad. According to its official website, the university, with a 76-acre sprawling campus, was established in 2014 by the Haryana legislative assembly under the Haryana Private Universities Act 2006.

Run by the Al Falah Charitable Trust that was established in 1995, the university started out as an engineering college in 1997.

In 2013, the Al Falah Engineering College received 'A' category accreditation from the University Grants Commission's National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).

The Al Falah Medical College is also affiliated with the university. For the MBBS course, it charges Rs 16.37 lakh each in the first four years, and Rs 9 lakh in the last year. For a two-bed occupancy hostel room, it levies a yearly fee of Rs 3,10,000.

The Al Falah School of Medical Sciences & Research Centre began its first MBBS batch in 2019, the year it got National Medical Commission's approval.

There are 200 seats for the MBBS programme each year, and 50 MD seats. The university offers 888 seats for its engineering programmes. There are three colleges being run inside the university campus - Al Falah School of Engineering and Technology, Brown Hill College of Engineering and Technology, and Al Falah School of Education and Training.

The university houses a small hospital with 650 beds, where doctors treat patients for free. It has state-of-the-art facilities such as MRIs, CT scans, and special blood investigations. The Chancellor of the university, Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui, is the chairman of the Al Falah Charitable Trust and also the managing director of Al Falah Investments Limited.
(With PTI inputs)

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