The noose has tightened around Al Falah founder-chairman Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui after a Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe found that he allegedly used the names of five deceased people to forge papers and buy land in Delhi.
Tarbia Education Foundation, which is owned by Siddiqui, forged General Power of Attorney (GPA) to acquire land parcels in Delhi. Many of these were executed dozens of years after the landowners died.
The Enforcement Directorate has arrested Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui, founder and chairman of Al-Falah University. He's being held under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). ED teams raided over 25 locations linked to the Al-Falah Group in the Delhi-NCR region.… pic.twitter.com/shGU9S6ACb
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The first fraud emerged when a land in Delhi's Madanpur Khadar was found to be sold to Tarbia using forged papers. The GPA of several co-owners was transferred to a single person, identified as one Vinod Kumar. Though the document was dated January 7, 2004, some of these owners were dead for years before the GPA was executed.
These included Nathu who died in January 1, 1972, Harbans Singh who died in April 27, 1991, Harkesh who died in June 12, 1993, Shiv Dayal who died in January 22, 1998 and Jay Ram who died in October 15, 1998. However, their signatures and thumb impressions were given in the 2004 document. It was later sold to Tarbia on June 27, 2013.
"The signatures and thumb impressions of the deceased are forged. The land was transferred on the basis of forged GPA and the ultimate beneficiary is Tarbia Education Foundation, which purchased the land on the basis of forged GPA by sellers,” the official said.
He was initially arrested for money laundering and booked under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 Section 19 on November 18 after the ED conducted raids in 18 locations.
This was based on FIRs lodged by the Delhi Police Crime Branch over allegations that Al Falah University in Dhauj, Faridabad, falsely claimed that it has NAAC accreditation and UGC recognition.
ED is investigating if the money was diverted to fund terror activities, including the Faridabad module, which is behind the Delhi blast on November 10. The agency has recovered more than Rs 48 lakh in cash as well as documents and digital devices.
