Al Falah University chairman summoned over terror module, forged documents

The Delhi Police has issued two summons to Al Falah University chairman in connection with the ongoing probe into the Faridabad terror module case and the two cases registered against the university for forgery and cheating an official said on Monday reported news agency PTIThe summons were sent after investigators found that the universitys chairman Javed Ahmad Siddiquis statement was crucial for clarifying several inconsistencies linked to the functioning of the university and the activities of individuals associated with the institution reported PTIThe Crime Branch has already registered two FIRs against the Haryanabased university for cheating and forgery following serious red flags raised by the University Grants Commission UGC and the National Assessment and Accreditation Council NAAC on Saturday reported PTIOfficials said both regulatory bodies flagged major irregularities after reviewing the universitys accreditation claims and submitted their findings to law enforcement agenciesThe FIRs pertain to alleged false accreditation documents and claims made by the university The matter is being investigated in detail a senior officer said reported PTIPolice sources said that the issuance of summons to Siddiqui is part of a wider line of inquiry that overlaps with the ongoing investigation into the blast near the Red Fort last week reported PTISeveral suspects linked to the blast are believed to have had associations with the university prompting investigators to examine institutional records financial transactions and administrative approvalsFurther investigation is underwayFaridabad police questions over 2000 Kashmiri students tenantsMeanwhile as security agencies continue to probe the possible links to Delhi blast near Red Fort which killed atleast 12 people Faridabad Police on Monday continued questioning multiple Kashmiri students living on rent in the city in an erffort to see whether any other possible leads and links could be found into the alleged white collar terror module responsible for the blast reported ANIAccording to police officials atleast 2000 tenants and students who are living in the city have been questioned till now with further questioning underwayFollowing the blast near the Red Fort police have been questioning Kashmiri students and tenants living on rent in Faridabad So far Faridabad police have questioned over 2000 tenants and are continuing to question them further according to a statement from Faridabad Police reported ANIFaridabads AlFalah university is where one of the first connections to the alleged terror module were revealed by authorities with officials finding caches of arms explosives Ammonium Nitrate among other thingsSince the blast investigative agencies have launched an interstate probe to find any alleged links to the blast and the module members with investigation ongoing in Delhi Faridabad Haryana and Jammu and KashmirWith inputs from PTI and ANI