Faridabad: Al-Falah University in Haryana’s Faridabad has filled all 200 of its MBBS seats in the latest admission cycle, a year after the Red Fort blast brought the institution under the scrutiny of investigating agencies.
The university is now functioning under the administrative control of the Haryana government, which took over its management in March 2026 following an inquiry into alleged statutory violations and irregularities.
A police post has been established on the medical college campus, with personnel deployed round the clock. The university has also begun fresh verification of students, employees and others associated with the institution, according to an official cited by PTI.
Academic activities have returned to normal under government supervision, the official said. The family of a cleric associated with a mosque next to the medical college has also vacated its residence. The cleric was arrested during the anti-terror investigation.
Government-appointed team oversees university
The Haryana government appointed senior IAS officer Amit Kumar Aggarwal as the university’s administrator on March 21, 2026. Ajay Ranga, then Registrar of JC Bose University of Science and Technology in Faridabad, was given additional charge as the university’s Vice-Chancellor.
The state government’s intervention followed an inquiry by IAS officer Shyamal Misra, which reportedly identified several violations of the university’s statutory requirements.
The institution’s founder-chairman, Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with money laundering investigations and remains in judicial custody.
In a January 2026 press release, the ED alleged that the university had misrepresented its accreditation status and used faculty members listed on paper, as well as fake patients, to secure regulatory approvals.
The agency estimated that the alleged offences generated proceeds of crime amounting to Rs 493.24 crore between 2016-17 and 2024-25. These are allegations in an ongoing investigation and have not been established through a final court judgment.
Faculty changes and full MBBS admissions
The latest admission cycle saw all 200 MBBS seats filled, compared with 196 in the previous year. The seats were allocated through the centralised counselling process conducted by Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences in Rohtak, according to the PTI report.
Officials said around 80 per cent of faculty positions had been filled through newspaper advertisements. A uniform salary structure was introduced, and a biometric attendance system was put in place.
The administration also removed individuals who were allegedly listed as faculty members but were not actively involved in teaching. The changes were aimed at strengthening academic oversight and improving the institution’s functioning, officials said.
University under scrutiny after Red Fort blast
Al-Falah came under investigation after the November 10, 2025, car bomb blast near Delhi’s Red Fort. One of the accused, Dr Umer Un Nabi, had worked as an assistant professor at the university.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has alleged that doctors associated with the institution were part of a wider conspiracy behind the attack. The agency also investigated the alleged role of Dr Muzammil Shakeel Ganaie and other individuals linked to the university. The allegations concern specific individuals and do not establish that the university as an institution was involved in the attack.
On November 9, 2025, police arrested Ganaie in Faridabad. Investigators subsequently recovered large quantities of explosive material and weapons during searches in the area. The following day, the car bomb exploded near the Red Fort, with Un Nabi allegedly driving the vehicle.
The NIA filed a chargesheet against 10 accused in May 2026, alleging that they were linked to Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, an organisation affiliated with Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent. The investigation has continued beyond the initial arrests.
While the probe into the blast and the financial allegations against the university’s founder continue, the state-appointed administration says its priority is to maintain academic operations and ensure that the medical college meets the required standards.
(With inputs from PTI, ANI)
