CHANDIGARH: Al Falah University chairman has been summoned by the Delhi Police in connection with the ongoing investigation into the Faridabad terror module case and the two cases registered against the university for forgery and cheating.
Sources said the summons were issued after investigators found that the statement of university chairman Javed Ahmad Siddiqui was crucial to clarify several inconsistencies related to the university’s functioning and the activities of individuals linked to the institution.
Sources further said that the issuance of the summons to Siddiqui is part of a wider line of inquiry that overlaps with the ongoing investigation into the blast near Red Fort last week.
Meanwhile, several suspects linked to the blast are believed to have had ties to the university, prompting investigators to examine institutional records, financial transactions and administrative approvals.
The Delhi Police Crime Branch has already registered two FIRs against the university for cheating and forgery.
The FIRs were filed after the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) flagged “major irregularities” after reviewing the university’s accreditation claims and submitted their findings to law enforcement agencies.
“The FIRs pertain to alleged false accreditation documents and claims made by the university. The matter is being investigated in detail,” said an official.
Earlier, Delhi Police Special Cell had also registered a separate FIR under sections related to criminal conspiracy to probe the larger plot behind the blast. The initial FIR registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) has already been transferred to the NIA.