Founder of terror-tainted Al Falah university to stay in jail, custody extended
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Al Falah University Chairman Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui will continue in jail as a Delhi court extended his judicial custody by 14 days in the ED probe into the November 2025 Red Fort car bomb attack.
A Delhi court on Thursday extended the judicial custody of Al Falah University Chairman Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui by 14 days in a case being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the Red Fort terrorist attack.
The November 2025 terrorist car bomb attack near Delhi’s Red Fort, which killed at least 15 people, was carried out by operatives employed as doctors at Al Falah University. Large amounts of explosives were seized from the university campus hours before the attack, and the campus in Faridabad emerged as a key hub in the terror conspiracy in the probe.
The court directed that Siddiqui remain in judicial custody until the next hearing on March 27.
During the proceedings, the court also issued a notice to the Enforcement Directorate on a plea filed by Siddiqui. In his application, he sought copies of documents related to the prosecution complaint (chargesheet) filed in the case, urging the court to direct the ED to furnish all documents relied upon in the complaint to enable him to prepare his defence.
The court took the plea on record and asked the central agency to respond.
Siddiqui was arrested as part of the ED’s ongoing probe into the case. The charges and the ED’s response to his plea are expected to be examined at the next hearing on March 27.
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