New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday sent Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui, founder of Al-Falah University and Chairman of the Al-Falah Group, to 13-day Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody in connection with a terror-financing–linked money laundering case.

Siddiqui was arrested on Tuesday as part of the agency’s ongoing investigation into alleged large-scale financial irregularities at the university.

The court said, “The accused, namely Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui, is sent to ED custody till December 1.”

The agency, in its plea before the court, said the investigation into alleged fake recognition and misleading claims made by the university has revealed that the institution not only admitted students under false pretences for several years but also collected large sums of money through these practice

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