New Delhi

A Delhi court on Saturday sent Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui, chairman of the Al-Falah group, to 14 days of judicial custody in connection with a money laundering case linked to the alleged fraudulent acquisition of land worth ₹45 crore in the national capital.

Siddiqui was produced before Additional Sessions Judge Sheetal Chaudhary Pradhan after completing his 10-day custody with the Enforcement Directorate. The court has remanded him to judicial custody until April 17.

The agency arrested him on March 24 in a second case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. According to investigators, forged documents were allegedly created and used to unlawfully acquire a 1.14-acre plot located in Madanpur Khadar, valued at ₹45 crore, while official records showed a transaction value of only ₹75 lakh.

The probe further claims that Siddiqui, who is also linked to the Tarbia Education Foundation, conspired with others to fabricate documents and facilitate the land deal.

This is not his first brush with the law. He was earlier arrested in November 2025 in another money laundering case related to alleged financial irregularities in institutions run by the Al-Falah Charitable Trust. Authorities had then accused the group of diverting student funds, with revenues of over ₹415 crore reportedly misused between 2018 and 2025.

In a separate case, the Delhi Police Crime Branch arrested Siddiqui in February over allegations of forgery tied to his private university. The case involves claims that the institution misled students by falsely projecting accreditation and recognition from regulatory bodies.

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The university has also been under scrutiny in connection with a broader investigation into a “white-collar terror” case linked to the November 2025 Red Fort blast.