India, Nov. 18 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday arrested Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui, Chairman of Al Falah group, in connection with a money laundering case.

Siddiqui was arrested by the probe agency under Section 19 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.

Siddiqui is the founder and managing trustee of Al-Falah University, which came under the scanner following the busting of the 'white-collar' terror module and the blast near the Red Fort on November 10 that claimed 15 lives.

Siddiqui's arrest took place on Tuesday following a detailed investigation and analysis of evidence gathered during search conducted at premises linked to Al Falah group under PMLA, the ED said.

The central agency started the probe agains...