The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has found that Faridabad-based Al Falah University appointed several doctors, including those later linked to terror cases, without any police verification or proper background checks.
According to the ED, three doctors were appointed at the university’s medical college without scrutiny. Two of them were later arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), while the third was allegedly the suicide bomber involved in the November 2025 Red Fort area blast in Delhi. Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
The findings form part of a money laundering investigation against the university’s promoter. The ED has submitted a detailed chargesheet of around 260 pages before a Delhi court, which is yet to take cognisance of the case.
The accused named in the chargesheet are Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui, chairman of the Al Falah Group, and the Al Falah Charitable Trust, which runs the university. Siddiqui was arrested earlier in connection with the case.
In a statement issued on Friday, the ED said it has provisionally attached land and buildings of the university, worth about ₹140 crore, located in the Dhauj area of Faridabad.
Quoting the chargesheet, officials said many doctors at the medical college were employed only “on paper” to meet regulatory requirements. These doctors were shown as working under arrangements such as “22 days punch” or “two days per week” to project them as regular faculty during inspections by the National Medical Commission (NMC).
The ED recorded statements of senior officials, including the university registrar, who acknowledged that doctors linked to terror cases — Dr Muzammil Ganaie and Dr Shaheen Saeed — were associated with the university hospital and were arrested following investigations. The registrar admitted that no police verification was conducted while appointing doctors at the medical college, which was established in 2019.
The Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the university told the ED that the appointments of Dr Muzammil Ganaie (junior resident), Dr Shaheen Saeed (associate professor), and Dr Umar Nabi (assistant professor and alleged suicide bomber) took place during her tenure. She said the appointments were recommended by the HR department and approved by Siddiqui, after which formal appointment letters were issued. She also confirmed that no police verification or scrutiny was carried out.
The Red Fort area car blast on November 10, 2025, killed 15 people and injured several others. Dr Umar Nabi was allegedly driving the explosives-laden vehicle and died in the blast, while Ganaie and Saeed were arrested by the NIA and are currently in judicial custody.
The ED also found that several specialists listed as faculty did not regularly attend the college, teach students, or treat patients. These “on paper doctors” were allegedly hired only to secure NMC approvals and regulatory clearances. Some were issued fake work experience certificates, while others were paid much lower salaries than regular faculty of the same rank.
The agency further alleged that during inspections, fake patients were admitted and hospital activity was artificially created to mislead regulators. Chat records included in the chargesheet reportedly show that the hospital was largely non-functional shortly before inspections.
According to the ED, Siddiqui played a central and controlling role in the alleged money laundering operation. The agency has estimated the proceeds of crime at ₹493.24 crore, which it claims were generated by deceiving students through false claims of NAAC accreditation and proper University Grants Commission recognition.
The ED said the investigation is ongoing and an additional chargesheet may be filed, as the current probe only accounts for the university’s finances up to March 2025.
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