NIA Widens Al-Falah Probe: Terror Network Ties Uncovered in Recruitment, Finances, and Hostel Records
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has expanded its probe into the alleged terror network operating through Al-Falah Medical College and its parent university in Faridabad. The investigation, linked to Monday's deadly Red Fort blast, has taken a significant turn as NIA sleuths demanded extensive records of hostel allocations, faculty recruitment, and financial transactions dating back to 2019. According to officials familiar with the probe, the agency is scrutinizing whether accused doctors, including blast suspect Dr. Umar Un-Nabi and his associate Dr. Muzammil Ganaie, exploited their positions to recruit others, raise funds, and coordinate logistics for the attack. A senior Haryana Police officer revealed that NIA has sought all records from 2019 onwards, including faculty hiring, salary disbursements, hostel allotments, and ID verifications. On Thursday, NIA and Jammu & Kashmir Police jointly visited the university's Dhauj campus, seizing over 500 physical and digital records. Particular focus was given to hostel blocks where several students from Jammu and Kashmir were staying. Separate lists of students from J&K are being prepared, along with details of their fee payments and linked bank accounts. The investigation has also expanded to include the university's finances, with officials examining whether funding or external grants were diverted to support extremist activity. Two hostel rooms and a laboratory used by Dr. Umar and Dr. Muzammil have been sealed, and several faculty members and senior students are being questioned. The widening terror probe has also revived scrutiny of Al-Falah University's management and financial practices. Delhi Police officials said the university's director, Javed Ahmed Siddiqui, is linked to nine other institutions and companies. Siddiqui was previously arrested in a cheating case in 2000 for allegedly misappropriating ₹7.5 crore from investors through fake investment firms. NIA and Delhi Police teams raided the Okhla premises on Thursday, seizing land documents and financial files. A legal advisor at the Okhla office stated that the campus was never used for any funding or experiment linked to terror. The police have taken documents, and they are fully cooperating with the investigation.
