Al-Falah University Under NIA Lens After Terror Module, Red Fort Blast Links Emerge
Faridabad based Al-Falah University faces scrutiny after three doctors linked to the institution were arrested for alleged involvement in a Pakistan-backed terror network behind the Red Fort blast.
Faridabad, Nov 12: The Al-Falah University in Faridabad’s Muslim-majority Dhauj village has come under intense scrutiny after the arrest of three doctors linked to a “white-collar terror module” connected to the recent high-intensity blast near Delhi’s Red Fort.
Investigators believe the accused were acting under the influence of Pakistan-backed handlers, raising serious concerns over how the private university became a breeding ground for extremist activity.
According to the institution’s website, Al-Falah University was established by the Haryana Legislative Assembly under the Haryana Private Universities Act. It began as Al-Falah Engineering College in 1997, receiving an ‘A’ grade accreditation from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) in 2013 before being granted university status a year later. Its medical college is also affiliated with the university.
Experts say Al-Falah initially emerged as a preferred academic destination for minority students seeking an alternative to Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and Jamia Millia Islamia. Located just 30 kilometres from Jamia, the university is managed by the Al-Falah Charitable Trust, founded in 1995 and chaired by Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui, with Mufti Abdullah Qasimi M A as vice-chairman and Mohammad Wajid DME as secretary. The current registrar is Prof (Dr) Mohammad Parvez, and Dr Bhupinder Kaur Anand serves as Vice-Chancellor.
The 76-acre campus includes the Al-Falah School of Engineering and Technology, Brown Hill College of Engineering and Technology, and the Al-Falah School of Education and Training, alongside a 650-bed hospital providing free treatment.
Police teams inspected the university premises on Tuesday, questioning faculty and staff members.
The probe intensified after a blast near Delhi’s Red Fort metro station on Monday evening killed 12 people and injured several others. The suspected driver of the explosive-laden Hyundai i20, Dr Mohammad Umar Nabi, an assistant professor at Al-Falah University, was believed to have perished in the explosion.
The incident came just hours after authorities dismantled a “white-collar terror module” spanning Kashmir, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh, seizing nearly 2,900 kilograms of explosives. The network was reportedly linked to Jaish-e-Mohammed and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind.
Among those arrested was Dr Muzammil Ganaie, a teacher at Al-Falah University, further deepening concerns over extremist infiltration in educational spaces.
