The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has revealed a significant land fraud case involving Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui, chairperson of Al-Falah University. The investigation centers on the acquisition of land in Madanpur Khadar, Delhi, through the alleged use of forged documents. The ED claims that a General Power of Attorney (GPA), executed on January 7, 2004, was used to transfer Khasra No. 792 to Siddiqui’s Tarbia Education Foundation, despite the GPA bearing the marks of five individuals who had passed away decades prior.
According to the ED, the landowners named in the GPA had died between 1972 and 1998, making the 2004 document inherently fraudulent. The ED has specifically named Nathu (died 1972), Harbans Singh (died 1991), Harkesh (died 1993), Shiv Dayal (died 1998), and Jai Ram (died 1998) as the deceased individuals whose identities were allegedly misused.
Further investigation uncovered that a formal sale deed was registered almost a decade later, on June 27, 2013. This deed purportedly transferred the land, valued at Rs 75 lakh, to the Tarbia Education Foundation. The transaction was allegedly facilitated by Vinod Kumar, who is said to have signed as the representative of the deceased owners. The ED considers the Tarbia Education Foundation the primary beneficiary of this alleged scam and is scrutinizing the involvement of other parties. Siddiqui’s arrest under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act was a consequence of the ED’s findings, which point to his leadership role in the trust and evidence of fund diversions and financial layering.