ED Exposes Al Falah Founder’s Land Scam Using Forged Documents Of Deceased Owners
Al Falah founder forged papers of deceased owners for multi-crore fraud.
The Enforcement Directorate has exposed a chilling land fraud by Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui, founder and chairman of Haryana-based Al Falah University, who allegedly used forged documents bearing the names and signatures of at least five long-deceased landowners to illegally acquire prime property in south-east Delhi’s Madanpur Khadar. Investigators say Siddiqui’s private entity, Tarbiya Education Foundation, became the ultimate beneficiary of the fraudulent transactions worth several crores.
According to ED sources, one individual named Vinod Kumar mysteriously held General Power of Attorney (GPA) for five landowners—all of whom had died years and even decades earlier. The GPA was registered on 7 January 2004, long after Nathu (died 1972), Harbans Singh (died 1991), Harkesh (died 1993), Shiv Dayal (died 1998) and Jay Ram (died 1998) had passed away. Shockingly, the forged documents carried purported signatures and thumb impressions of the deceased, which were later used to execute a registered sale deed in 2013 transferring the land to Siddiqui’s foundation for ₹75 lakh.
The agency has declared the entire transaction fraudulent, stating that a GPA executed in the name of dead persons holds no legal validity. Despite this, sub-registrars accepted the documents, enabling the transfer of Khasra No. 792 and adjoining parcels in Madanpur Khadar. ED officials confirmed that the signatures and thumb impressions were fabricated on the GPA were crucial in completing the illegal acquisition.
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Siddiqui was arrested on 18 November on money-laundering charges and remains in ED custody. The arrest followed large-scale searches at 25 premises linked to the Al Falah Group in Delhi and Faridabad. The case gained further notoriety after three doctors employed by the university were found involved in the 10 November Red Fort car blast that claimed 13 lives, leading authorities to describe the institution as harbouring a “white-collar terror module.”
The scandal has triggered institutional collapse for Al Falah University: the Association of Indian Universities has revoked its membership, Delhi Police have filed two FIRs for cheating and forgery based on a UGC complaint, and the National Assessment and Accreditation Council has demanded explanation over fake “A-grade” claims displayed on the university website. With both criminal and regulatory nooses tightening, the once-prominent educational empire now faces existential threats on multiple fronts.
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