The Enforcement Directorate(ED) carried out raids on Tuesday at the Delhi office of Al Falah Universityas part of the investigation into the recent Delhi terror attackinvolving a car blast near Red Fort. The searches include the university’s trustees and people linked to them, news agency ANI reported citing sources.
The raids began at 5 am and are taking place at 25 locations across Delhi and nearby areas. One of the key locations is the university’s Okhla office, which is linked to its main campus in Faridabad. The operation is still underway and more details are expected, the report mentioned.
Al Falah university under scanner
Al Falah University has come under serious scrutiny after several doctors connected to the institution were arrested in the November 10 blast case. The explosion near Red Fort killed more than a dozen people and injured many. The suicide bomber, Dr Umar Un Nabi, was a Kashmiri resident associated with the university.
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Meanwhile, the Delhi Police Crime Branch is set to question the university’s founder, Jawad, in connection with two FIRs filed against the institution. A formal notice has already been served to him, police sources told ANI.
The Crime Branch has registered two separate cases against Al Falah University on charges of cheating and forgery. One FIR accuses the university of misleading students by claiming on its website that it had a UGC 12B certificate. The second FIR alleges that the university continued admitting students even though its NAAC accreditation expired in 2018.
NIA arrests key associate linked to blast
In a major breakthrough on Monday, the National Investigation Agency(NIA) arrested another key associate of the terrorist involved in the blast. The accused, Jasir Bilal Wani– also known as Danish – is a Kashmiri resident. The NIA said Wani had provided technical support for terror activities, including modifying drones and attempting to make rockets ahead of the car blast.
Investigators probing the terror module linked to Dr Umar say they have uncovered evidence of a highly organised network operating through encrypted communication channels and coordinated movement of weapons. Umar had reportedly created a Signal group around three months ago using a name with special characters. He added Muzammil, Adeel, Muzaffar and Irfan to this group, which is believed to have been used for planning.
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A major lead emerged when police recovered a Krinkov rifle and a pistol from the car of Dr Shaheen, one of the suspects. The investigation shows that Umar procured these weapons and handed them over to Irfan in 2024. Dr Shaheen is also suspected of making the largest financial contribution to the group.
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