Delhi Blast: Al-Falah University Chairman’s Brother, Absconding for 25 Years, Arrested

Delhi Blast News: The Madhya Pradesh police arrested Hamood Ahmed Siddiqui, the brother of Al-Falah University chairman Javed Siddiqui, from Hyderabad on Sunday for a 25-year-old financial fraud in Mhow. Police took action after re-examining Javed Siddiqui’s background, which revealed Hamood’s local connections. Records showed he had been a long-time absconder. He had been living quietly in Hyderabad, working in share trading."Hamood vanished from Mhow in 2000 after allegedly establishing a bogus private bank and luring hundreds of residents with promises of doubling their deposits. He had fled with his family soon after the scam surfaced, leaving authorities searching for him for decades. He was arrested in Hyderabad yesterday," Mhow Sub Divisional

Officer of Police Lalit Singh Sikarwar told PTI.Mhow police arrested Hamood after re-examining Javed Siddiqui’s background, which revealed his local connections. A review of family records showed Hamood had been a long-time absconder. He had been living quietly in Hyderabad, working in share trading. Investigators are now mapping Hamood's contacts and movements over the years to understand who may have assisted him during his time underground.Also Read: Delhi’s Lal Quila Metro Station Reopens as City Recovers from Car BlastNotably, the Delhi blast prime accused, Dr Umar Un Nabi, was a student of Al Falah University, of which Javed Siddiqui is the chairman.The Delhi Police have issued two summons to the Al Falah University chairman in connection with the ongoing probe into the Faridabad terror module case and the two cases registered against the university for forgery and cheating, an official said on Monday.The summons were sent after investigators found that the university chairman's statement was crucial for clarifying several inconsistencies linked to the functioning of the university and the activities of individuals associated with the institution.Police sources said that the issuance of summons to him is part of a wider line of inquiry that overlaps with the ongoing investigation into the blast near the Red Fort last week that claimed 13 lives and injured several others.Several suspects linked to the blast are believed to have had associations with the university, prompting investigators to examine institutional records, financial transactions and administrative approvals.