At Al-Falah, NIA seeks records dating to 2019

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- Leena Dhankhar and Jignasa Sinha

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday widened its probe into the alleged terror network operating through Al-Falah Medical College and its parent university in Faridabad, seeking records dating to 2019 as part of the ongoing investigation into Monday’s deadly Red Fort blast, officials aware of the probe said.

Officials said NIA sleuths have demanded extensive details of hostel allocations, faculty recruitment, and financial transactions from Al-Falah University, which runs several educational and research institutions. The agency is specifically looking into whether the accused doctors “including blast suspect Dr Umar Un-Nabi and his associate Dr Muzammil Ganaie ~ exploited their positions to recruit others, raise funds, and coordinate logistics for the attack.

‘Asenior Haryana Police officer asking not to be identified said, “NIA has sought all records from 2019 onwards — faculty hiring, salary disbursements, hostel allotments, and ID verifications. A special team will scan the files for irregularities in hiring, funding, ortransfers.”

Officials confirmed that NIA and Jammu & Kashmir Police jointly visited the university's Dhauj campus on Thursday and seized over 500 physical and digital records such as employee files, hostel registers, attendance logs, and financial ledgers. Particular focus, they said, is on the hostel blocks where several students from Kashmir were staying.