The medical education regulator is closely monitoring the ongoing investigation into the recovery of ammonium nitrate, other explosive materials, and firearms in Faridabad, as well as the car blast in Delhi, after Al Falah Medical College emerged as a key focus of the probe, officials said on Wednesday.
Umar Un Nabi, a faculty member at the college, is believed to have been driving the car that exploded near the Red Fort. Investigators have identified Room 13 in Building 17 of Al Falah Medical College as a crucial location in their inquiry into both the Delhi blast and the seizure of explosives from Faridabad’s Dhauj and Fatehpur Taga villages.
According to officials, the room was occupied by Muzammil Ahmad Ganaia from Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir. Police suspect that the accused used the room to plan logistics and transport routes for ammonium nitrate that was intended for multiple attacks.
The National Medical Commission (NMC), which regulates medical education in India, has not yet sent any formal communication to the college. Officials said that further action would be taken once the investigation reports are received from the concerned agencies.
“The matter is currently under investigation. As the medical regulatory authority, the NMC will take appropriate action in accordance with statutory regulations once the findings of the investigating agencies are received,” an NMC official said on condition of anonymity.
Al Falah Medical College, which operates under Al Falah University, received NMC approval to admit its first batch of MBBS students in 2019.
Bhupinder Kaur, the vice chancellor of Al Falah University, stated that the institution has no involvement in the alleged terror module or the Delhi blast beyond the professional work of the doctors employed there. She also denied that any ammonium nitrate or related chemicals were ever stored on the university premises and said that the administration is fully cooperating with investigating authorities.
Meanwhile, National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) officials raised questions about the university’s claims on its website that its engineering and education schools were accredited by NAAC. They clarified that the accreditation had expired years ago.
According to NAAC officials, the university itself has never been accredited. Its engineering college received an A grade in 2013 and its teacher education school in 2011, both of which have since lapsed, as accreditation is valid for only five years.
“We will write to the university asking them to correct the information on their website, as it violates our norms. Since we are not a statutory body, we cannot take direct action against them. However, we will inform the University Grants Commission (UGC) and request that they take suitable action for misrepresentation,” a NAAC official said.
Neither the UGC nor Al Falah University officials responded to requests for comment regarding the accreditation issue.
