Delhi Blast: Al-Falah University Managing Trustee Linked to 9 Companies, Name Appeared in FIR 25 Years Ago

Authored by: Bagish Jha | Times News Network | November 13, 2025 | 11:23 AM

Faridabad/New Delhi: The Al-Falah University in Faridabad has come under the scanner following revelations that three of its faculty members were allegedly involved in the Delhi blast near the Red Fort metro station on November 10, which killed nine people and injured several others. Investigators have traced the terror module’s academic links to this private institution, bringing its management under close scrutiny.

Trustee Linked to Nine Companies

Records from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs show that Javed Ahmad Siddiqui, the Managing Trustee of Al-Falah University, is associated with nine companies. These firms operate across sectors including investment, education, software, energy, exports, and consultancy. Siddiqui, an engineering graduate from Devi Ahilya University, Indore, also chairs the Al-Falah Charitable Trust, which runs the Al-Falah University of Medical Sciences and Research Centre in Faridabad.

Most of Siddiqui’s companies — such as Al-Falah Investments, Al-Falah Software, Al-Falah Energies, Tarbia Education Foundation, and Al-Falah Education Services — are registered at the same address: 274-A, Al-Falah House, Jamia Nagar, Okhla, New Delhi, which also serves as the trust’s headquarters.

Name Appeared in 2000 FIR

Official records reveal Siddiqui’s earliest business association dates back to 1992. However, he and his brother, Saud Ahmad, were named in a 2000 FIR (No. 43/2000) filed at New Friends Colony Police Station, Delhi. The case involved charges under IPC Sections 420 (cheating), 406 and 409 (criminal breach of trust), 468 (forgery for the purpose of cheating), 471 (using forged documents), and 120B (criminal conspiracy).

The allegations centered around an investment scam worth ₹7.5 crore, where investors were reportedly induced to deposit funds under a fraudulent scheme that was later converted into company shares through forged documents. One of the complainants, K.R. Singh, claimed losses of ₹95 lakh. According to university sources, the case was later dismissed.

University Denies Institutional Links to Accused

The Al-Falah University campus, spread over 78 acres, began as an engineering college in 1997. In a statement, university officials distanced the institution from the accused doctors — Umar Un Nabi, Muzzammil Ahmad Ganaie, and Shaheen Shahid — all of whom were teaching at the university before their arrests.

Mohammad Raji, Legal and Finance Officer of Al-Falah University, said:

“The university has no connection with the alleged activities of these individuals beyond their professional roles. We have hundreds of bright students, and their education should not suffer because of this investigation.”

Raji dismissed claims that explosives were prepared in the university’s laboratories, stating that the campus only houses facilities for biochemistry, anatomy, pathology, and physiology.

“It’s absurd to think anyone would manufacture explosives in a place where students study. Why would anyone set fire to their own home?” he said.

Background Checks Underway

According to Rupesh Dwivedi, Additional SP, Indore, Siddiqui and his family originally hailed from Kayasth Mohalla, Mhow, where his father Mohammad Hamid Siddiqui served as the town’s Qazi. “We are collecting details about his old contacts and family associations,” Dwivedi confirmed.

Meanwhile, Vice-Chancellor Prof. Bhupinder Kaur Anand said the university was extending full cooperation to investigators.

“We have been informed that two of our faculty members have been detained. Beyond their professional association, the university has no link with these individuals,” she said.

The blast near Red Fort metro station remains under investigation. No terrorist organization has claimed responsibility yet, even 50 hours after the incident.