#JustIN: Red Fort Blast Probe Uncovers Al-Falah Founder’s Hidden Network of Fraud and Firms
University chief linked to 9 firms, ₹7.5 crore fraud.
The Red Fort car blast investigation has taken a stunning twist with Al-Falah University founder Javed Ahmed Siddiqui now under scrutiny. Two main accused—Dr. Shaheen Saeed and Dr. Mujammil Shakeel—were employed at his university, prompting investigators to examine possible links between the campus network and the terror plot. The Enforcement Directorate is also probing the university’s funding sources amid suspicions of financial irregularities and money laundering.
Siddiqui, once hailed as an educationist, is reportedly connected to nine companies under the Al-Falah Charitable Trust, which controls the university. These firms, spanning education, finance, software, and energy, all share the same Jamia Nagar address, a detail flagged by investigators. Among them, the Al-Falah Medical Research Foundation has drawn attention for allegedly serving as a meeting hub where the accused planned a 32-car serial bombing.
Many of Siddiqui’s firms shut down after 2019, but the Al-Falah Foundation expanded rapidly, growing into a 78-acre campus now under NAAC investigation. Officials suspect the trust may have been used to layer illicit funds through real estate and education projects. The entire network is being re-examined for potential links to terror financing and financial fraud.
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Adding to Siddiqui’s troubles is a ₹7.5 crore cheating case dating back to 2001. He was accused of duping investors through fake deposit schemes under the Al-Falah group and forging share documents. The Delhi High Court, in 2003, rejected his bail plea citing forensic proof of forgery, before he eventually secured release in 2004 after agreeing to repay victims.
Meanwhile, the Red Fort blast, which killed 13 people, was carried out by a Jaish-e-Mohammed-linked terrorist. Authorities say the explosion was part of a massive plan to detonate 32 cars across Delhi. Siddiqui’s financial web is now under fresh examination to determine whether his empire masked deeper links to extremist activities.
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