Delhi Blast Case: ED Flags Faridabad University for Hiring Doctors Without Verification, 54-Acre Land Attached

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has revealed serious lapses at Al-Falah University in Faridabad while detailing the background of Red Fort suicide bomber Dr Umar Nabi in its latest chargesheet. According to the agency, Umar Nabi and two of his colleagues Dr Muzammil and Dr Shaheen were appointed at the university’s medical college without any police verification or background checks.

The ED stated that these appointments were made with the direct approval of university chancellor Javed Ahmad Siddiqui, bypassing mandatory scrutiny. The agency flagged this as a major institutional failure, especially given the later involvement of Umar Nabi in the November 10 Red Fort terror blast.

Siddiqui was arrested within a week of the attack on charges of money laundering and remains in judicial custody. On Friday, the ED further tightened its action by attaching the university’s 54-acre campus, including land and buildings. The agency described the institution’s estimated income of ₹450 crore as “proceeds of crime.”

The chargesheet outlines the roles held by the three doctors. Dr Muzammil, a junior resident in general medicine, and Dr Shaheen, an associate professor in the pharmacology department, had been working at the medical college since October 2021. Umar Nabi, who later carried out the suicide attack, joined as an assistant professor in general medicine in May 2024.

The ED also uncovered widespread irregularities in the functioning of the medical college. Practices such as “doctors on paper” and “22-day punch doctors” were allegedly used to create a false impression of adequate staffing. Faculty members, staff, and even patients were reportedly assembled only when inspections by the National Medical Commission were scheduled.

Investigators further claimed that several faculty members, including some from Kashmir, were hired without verifying their antecedents or checking possible links to terror organisations. The ED said these findings point to systemic abuse of regulations and deliberate neglect of security norms, raising serious questions about oversight and accountability at the institution.