A year after the Red Fort blast, Al-Falah University, which came under intense scrutiny during the anti-terror probe, is operating under the Haryana Government’s administrative control, with strict on-campus security arrangements. All 200 MBBS seats at the university were filled during the recent admission cycle, an official said.
Following the suicide bomb blast in November 2025 that claimed 15 lives, investigative agencies examined the alleged involvement of certain doctors and staff members working at the university, putting a question mark over its fate.
The university’s founder-chairman Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui was arrested in connection with money laundering cases.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) and the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) also flagged “major irregularities” during their review of the institution’s functioning.
Following an investigation report that revealed numerous shortcomings and statutory violations, the state Government took over the university’s management in March 2026.
Police have now set up a post on the college campus. The family of a cleric, who was associated with the mosque adjacent to the medical college and was arrested in the anti-terror probe, has vacated their home.
Police personnel remain stationed at the medical college at all times, and campus activities are being monitored. The official said a verification process has also been initiated for everyone on campus, from staff members to students.
However, he said academic activities have now fully returned to normal under Government supervision.
IAS officer Amit Kumar Agarwal was appointed as the administrator of the university on March 21, 2026. Ajay Ranga, the Registrar of JC Bose University of Science and Technology (Faridabad), was given additional charge as the Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Al-Falah University.
Through the centralised counselling process conducted by the Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences in Rohtak, Haryana, all 200 MBBS seats were allocated transparently.
Officials said around 80 per cent of faculty positions were filled transparently through newspaper advertisements, and a uniform, improved salary structure was implemented for all.
Doctors who previously drew salaries by merely keeping their names on the rolls and without actually teaching were removed, and a strict biometric attendance system was introduced, they said.
The university administration said that while 196 seats were filled during last year’s admissions, all 200 seats have been filled this time. It emphasised that while investigative agencies are carrying out their work, the university administration remains focused on providing quality medical education.
On November 9, 2025, the Jammu and Kashmir Police, in coordination with local police, arrested Dr Muzammil Shakeel Ganai, who was employed at Al-Falah Medical College. Around 360 kilograms of explosive material, an assault rifle, cartridges, a pistol, magazines, and timers were recovered from his rented room in Dhauj village.
On November 10, authorities recovered approximately 2,563 kilograms of ammonium nitrate during raids in Fatehpur Taga and Dhauj. In total, more than 2,900 kilograms of explosive material were seized across both operations. The next day, near the Red Fort in Delhi, Dr Umar al-Nabi blew himself up by detonating explosives in a car.