Al-Falah University (ANI image)
NEW DELHI: The Delhi Crime Branch on Saturday registered two FIRs against Al-Falah University over serious allegations of cheating and forgery. A team from the Delhi Crime Branch visited the university’s office in Okhla today. Delhi Police has also issued a notice to the institution, demanding a set of documents as part of their inquiry.The legal action follows serious irregularities flagged by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) during their assessments.According to police, the first FIR involves violations under Section 12 (cheating). The second FIR concerns alleged false accreditation claims made by the university. NAAC on Thursday has also served a show-cause notice to the Al-Falah School of Engineering and Technology, accusing it of claiming accreditation despite failing to complete the mandatory renewal process. The council stated that the university was last accredited in 2013 with a ‘B’ grade but did not submit required documents like the Self-Study Report even after repeated reminders. NAAC has warned that its earlier accreditation may be declared “null and void”. The university is already under intense scrutiny after the Delhi Red Fort blast on November 10, in which 13 people were killed and several others were injured.Investigators have arrested three doctors from Al-Falah’s medical faculty. These include: Dr Muzammil Ganaie, Dr Umar Un Nabi and Dr Shaheen Shahid for their alleged involvement in a terror module linked to banned outfits Jaish-e-Mohammed and Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind. Police say the group was trying to target students and medical professionals for radicalisation. Dr Shaheen was allegedly planning to flee to Dubai but was arrested recently after the recovery of weapons and explosives from vehicles traced to the university campus. Over the past week, more individuals linked to them, including two MBBS students have been detained from Nuh.Established in 1997 and run by a charitable trust based in Okhla, Al-Falah University expanded from an engineering college to a 70-acre campus that now includes a medical college and an 800-bed hospital.
