ED files chargesheet against Al-Falah University founder in Rs 46 crore land grab case
Al-Falah University was also previously under scrutiny as part of a “white collar terrorism” investigation linked to the Red Fort explosion on November 10, in which 15 people died.
The prosecution complaint was filed in the special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Saket against Siddiqui, Tarbia Education Foundation supported by him and two others named Vinod Kumar and Shriom Chauhan, ED said in a statement on Wednesday.
The ED had arrested Siddiqui, Kumar and Chauhan in the alleged fake land acquisition case.
The agency said the investigation was initiated based on FIRs registered by Delhi Police under various sections of the IPC regarding alleged fraudulent acquisition of land located in Madanpur Khadar in southeast Delhi through fake and fabricated documents, including general powers of attorney (GPAs) and other title documents.
According to the investigating agency, the GPA date when the land was transferred to the Tarbia Education Trust was dated January 7, 2004, but the investigation revealed that the original owners of the land died decades before 2004.
“The investigation revealed that the accused Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui and others conspired to forge signatures/thumb prints of the original land owners to illegally acquire the land,” the agency said. The ED also said the investigation revealed that the GPAs were allegedly fraudulent in 2012-13, shortly before the property was transferred to the trust.
“Accused Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui also connived with other accused and created appearances of banking transactions to make the land grab seem like a genuine transaction,” ED said. he said.
The agency alleged that large cash transactions were carried out for alleged illegal acquisition of land and determined that the proceeds of crime in the case amounted to approximately Rs 47.76 billion.
ED said it has seized land worth Rs 45.84 billion allegedly held illegally by Siddiqui and Tarbia Education Trust.
This is the second money laundering case filed against Siddiqui. In the first case, ED had alleged that Al-Falah University generated revenue of 415.10 billion rupees between 2018 and 2025 and that the funds collected from students were diverted for personal use.
