The Enforcement Directorate arrested Siddiqui on March 24th while he was in Tihar jail. He’s 61. This new arrest is a second PMLA case against him.
Details of the latest charge and the property involved
The government believes that fake papers were made to get a 1.14 acre plot in Madanpur Khadar village (identified as Khasra No. 792). The Enforcement Directorate says the land is worth 45 crore rupees, but the documents for the sale said it was only sold for 75 lakh rupees.
Investigators state Siddiqui, who is a director and the main owner of Tarbia Education Foundation, worked with other people to create the fake documents. They are now following the money to find out who else gained from this and what other property may have been bought using the money.
Connection to prior PMLA case and university scrutiny
Siddiqui was first arrested by the federal investigation agency in November t2025 in a different money laundering case. That first investigation was about claims that his schools and colleges falsely claimed to have certain levels of approval and recognition, basically cheating students and taking their money using lies.
The university based in Faridabad and the hospital that goes with it came under a lot of attention when investigators found links between parts of the institution and a white collar terrorism group that was involved in the explosion near the Red Fort on November 10th, 2025. Dr Umar-un-Nabi, a doctor who worked at the campus, is said to have been the person who blew himself up in that attack.
Financial findings from the first investigation
In the first case, the Enforcement Directorate said the university made 415.10 crore rupees between 2018 and 2025. They argue a large amount of the money from students was used for Siddiqui’s own purposes, and so they are also looking at where the money went and how Siddiqui built up his wealth.
Because of these findings, the agency decided to carefully look at all the records of money transactions, bank accounts, and property purchases connected to Siddiqui and the companies he controls. Figuring out the complicated structure of the companies is still a main job for investigators who are trying to track where the money was cleaned.
Custody, court proceedings, and legal framework
Siddiqui was taken to the special PMLA court in Saket the day after his arrest and the court said the Enforcement Directorate could hold him until April 4th. He is still in jail at Tihar for the previous Enforcement Directorate and Delhi Police cases.
The PMLA allows investigators to ask for more time to hold people, to take their property, and to start legal proceedings when they find money gained from crime. The agency has said they will find more property and people who may have gained from the alleged fraud.
Broader implications for higher education and enforcement policy
This case shows that the government is giving more attention to private schools and colleges and how money crosses international borders in property deals. The authorities are increasingly interested in how charities or schools can be used to hide how money is being moved and to avoid taxes and following the rules.
These investigations cause students and others involved with the institutions to question how the schools are run, how honest the claims about approval and recognition are, and what protections regulators need to put in place to stop abuse. Policymakers can see from this case how the PMLA is used to stop financial crimes related to education and property.
As the investigation goes on, investigators will probably examine more documents and talk to more people. As the Enforcement Directorate follows the money, there could be more arrests, property taken, and formal accusations that will test how the law is understood regarding intention and who benefits from anti-money laundering legislation.
