Al-Falah University Under Scanner as 9 Associated Firms Probed as Shell Companies

Al-Falah University, which is already under the scanner for being the employer of the doctors embroiled in the 10/11 blast near Delhi’s Red Fort area has now come under scanner for even more inconsistencies.

Investigations reveal the Al-Falah trust and several other entities associated with it are now under suspicion for being shell companies. Currently, there are 9 such companies that are being investigated by the agencies. These companies exhibit multiple signs of being shell companies including:

• No physical office or electricity and water consumption records at the companies' stated addresses
• Use of the same mobile number and email id for multiple companies
• No filings with EPFO/ESIC, despite the fact that operations appear to be large on paper
• The same director and signatory in many cases, with numerous deficiencies in KYC documentation
• Salary payments through banks are extremely low, with virtually no HR records
• Companies are registered at the same time and use the same contact information

The NAAC and UGC certification of Al-Falah has also been called into question earlier with reports stating that NAAC accreditation of the university expired in 2018 but yet they continued providing degrees to doctors.

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With investigations underway, Al-Falah University continues to be under the scanner and further actions would be determined as more details come to light.