The Delhi Police Crime Branch has summoned Javed Ahmed Siddiqui, founder and chairman of Al Falah University, in connection with alleged financial irregularities and fraud cases that have brought his once-respected family under intense scrutiny.
Family Legacy Turns to Legal Troubles
The Siddiqui family, once highly respected residents of Madhya Pradesh's cantonment town Mhow near Indore, is now facing multiple legal challenges. Javed Ahmed Siddiqui has been summoned by Delhi Police following concerns raised by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) about operations at Al Falah University in Faridabad.
Meanwhile, his brother Hamood Ahmed Siddiqui was arrested on Sunday by Madhya Pradesh Police from Hyderabad in a two-decade-old investment fraud case that dates back to the early 1990s.
From Religious Respect to Financial Ruin
The family's ancestral home in Mhow's Kayastha Mohalla, locally known as "Maulana's building," stands as a reminder of their former prestige. The family patriarch, Mohammad Hammad Siddiqui, served as the Qazi in Mhow, a position of significant religious authority and community respect.
According to police sources, the brothers started an investment company in the early 1990s that initially attracted clients including local Army officers, military engineers, and shopkeepers who trusted the family because of their father's respected position.
"The brothers came from a well-respected family. They began an investment company in the early 1990s, and their first clients were local Army officers, military engineers and local shopkeepers. They all invested their money because they respected their father, the city Qazi," revealed a senior Madhya Pradesh Police officer.
The Downfall and Disappearance
The investment company collapsed following a stock market crash that triggered panic among investors demanding their money back. Police sources indicate that Javed and Hamood allegedly fought over mishandling the company, which had promised high returns to investors.
Facing mounting pressure, the family left Mhow in the early 2000s, allegedly with approximately Rs 3 lakh still unpaid to investors. According to Mhow Additional SP Rupesh Dwivedi, the family first moved to Delhi in 2001 after reports of financial irregularities emerged.
"We were pursuing three cases against Hamood. We thought the family fled to Dubai. Then, after the blast case, we began tracing the family members and pursued the case. We checked the digital records and traced the family to Hyderabad," the investigating officer stated.
Connection to Recent Security Concerns
The increased scrutiny on the Siddiqui family emerged in the aftermath of the November 10 blast in Delhi. Investigations revealed that Umar Nabi, suspected of driving the car that exploded outside the Red Fort, and another doctor, Muzammil Ganai, who was allegedly part of a terror module linked with the blast, were both employed by Al Falah Medical Research Foundation.
After leaving Madhya Pradesh, Javed Siddiqui established the Al-Falah Charitable Trust, which subsequently set up Al-Falah University in Faridabad, Haryana. Meanwhile, Hamood had been living in Hyderabad, working in share trading while maintaining a low profile until his recent arrest.
The case represents a dramatic fall from grace for a family that once commanded respect and authority in their community, now facing multiple legal challenges across different states.
