Tensions escalate in the Al-Falah University money laundering saga as the Enforcement Directorate readies a Delhi High Court appeal against Chairman Javed Ahmad Siddiqui’s interim bail. Granted for two weeks to care for his ill wife, the relief has the agency on edge, suspecting potential interference with case witnesses.
Saturday’s trial court decision by Judge Sheetal Chaudhary came on a Rs 1 lakh bond, swayed by Siddiqui’s narrative of stranded UAE children amid Iran tensions blocking their return. ED asserts this overlooked their pointed arguments and misrepresents family logistics.
Arrested November 18, 2025, Siddiqui is at the heart of an ED operation probing the Faridabad institution’s false recognition assertions and fiscal wrongs, linked to the Red Fort blast’s ‘white-collar terror’ web from November 10.
Opposing counsel stressed during hearings that the wife’s condition is managed since 2024 treatment, urging custody to prevent tampering. Prior revelations show Rs 45 crore illicit gains from sham enrollments, prompting January asset seizures of Rs 139.97 crore.
Funds allegedly cycled via kin-led outfits with foreign transfers. Additionally, January 27 Delhi Police FIRs under UGC nod accuse Siddiqui of fraud; he’s held there too.
This bail battle highlights clashes in India’s justice system: mercy versus evidence protection. The High Court’s ruling may influence future humanitarian bail requests in sensitive probes, keeping legal eagles and the public hooked.