Al-Falah University Under Scanner After Red Fort Blast

• Al-Falah University faces national scrutiny following the Delhi blast that killed nine people.
• Three doctors from its medical wing are under probe for alleged terror links with Jaish-e-Mohammed.
• Nearly 2,900 kg of explosives were recovered from rooms linked to one of the suspects in Faridabad.
• The university has denied all allegations, calling the reports “false and defamatory.”

GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 12th Nov: Al-Falah University, a private institution situated around 27 km from the Haryana-Delhi border, has come under national spotlight following the Red Fort car blast that killed nine people and exposed an alleged terror network linked to the Jaish-e-Mohammed.

Over the past few days, security agencies have intensified their presence on the university’s Faridabad campus, questioning more than 50 doctors as part of the ongoing investigation. The focus remains on three suspects — Dr Muzammil Shakeel, Dr Shaheen Shahid, and Dr Umar Mohammed — who reportedly worked at the university’s School of Medical Sciences and are accused of operating a terror module that had amassed around 2,900 kg of explosive material.

Investigators believe this module was planning a major attack in Delhi, and the same group may be connected to the deadly car explosion near the Red Fort. Reports suggest that Muzammil had rented rooms in Faridabad where a massive quantity of suspected ammonium nitrate was recovered. Dr Shaheen was arrested after assault rifles and other weapons were found in her vehicle. The car blast itself was allegedly triggered by Dr Umar, also affiliated with Al-Falah.

In an official statement, Al-Falah University strongly denied all allegations of involvement. “The university has no connection with the said persons apart from their professional association,” the statement said, dismissing media reports about the presence of suspicious chemicals on campus as “misleading and defamatory.”

Vice Chancellor Prof (Dr) Bhupinder Kaur Anand said the institution was “deeply saddened and anguished” by the tragic developments. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims. We unequivocally condemn these acts of violence,” she added.

Established in 2014 under the Al-Falah Charitable Trust, the 70-acre university houses schools in engineering, medical sciences, and humanities. The medical wing, operational since 2019, offers MBBS degrees and runs a 650-bed hospital.

Authorities continue to probe possible links between the suspects and larger terror networks, as the Red Fort blast investigation expands across Delhi and Haryana.