The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday arrested Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui, chairman of the Al Falah group, following a series of searches carried out across Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) as part of the investigation into the Red Fort area car blast case, officers said.

Siddiqui was taken into custody under criminal provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and is being produced before a competent court for remand, the officers quoted above told news agency PTI. During the searches, which began around 5.15 am, the agency seized Rs 48 lakh in cash, according to sources.