Al-Falah alumnus linked to Indian Mujahideen: Probe

Investigators probing the blast near the Red Fort have found that Mirza Shadab Baig, an accused in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts and the 2007 Gorakhpur blast case, is a former student of Al-Falah University. Baig is accused of having links with the Indian Mujahideen network.

Despite this, the authorities were clueless about the university for nearly two decades. Baig, a native of Baridi village, Lalganj, Azamgarh district, used to live at Raja Ka Qila Mohalla, Azamgarh, with his family.

He joined Al Falha Engineering College, Faridabad, Haryana, in year 2007 in Bachelor of Technology (Electronics & Instrumentation) course. He is on the run for the past 20 years and Interpol had also issued a red corner notice against him.

Al-Falah University and its 76-acre sprawling campus in Muslim-dominated Dhauj village in Haryana’s Faridabad district has come under the scanner following the arrest of three doctors in connection with the “white collar terror module” and the high-intensity explosion near Delhi’s Red Fort.

According to the university website, it was established by the Haryana Legislative Assembly under the Haryana Private Universities Act.

It started as an engineering college in 1997. In 2013, Al-Falah Engineering College received ‘A’ category accreditation from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) of the University Grants Commission. In 2014, the Haryana Government granted it university status. The Al-Falah Medical College is also affiliated with the university.