{
  "id": 1943072,
  "title": "ED Raids 10 Premises In Jauhar University Trust Probe Over Alleged Diversion Of Govt Contract Funds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/ed-raids-10-premises-in-jauhar-university-trust-probe-over-alleged",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T13:05:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/ed-raids-10-premises-in-jauhar-university-trust-probe-over-alleged-diversion-of-govt-contract-funds"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches at ten premises in Rampur, Saharanpur, and Delhi as part of an investigation into alleged misuse of government contract funds by the Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust and Jauhar University in Rampur. According to the ED, the probe is centered around the diversion of these funds through private contractors, who allegedly used them for construction projects and donations to the trust and university. The financial transactions between the contractors and the trust have also come to light. The ED teams were searching for evidence of the alleged proceeds of crime and to examine the financial records, documents, and digital evidence related to the diversion and utilization of government funds. This latest round of searches comes amid ongoing legal proceedings concerning the construction of buildings at Jauhar University. Earlier, a demolition order issued by Rampur Development Authority vice-chairman and District Magistrate Ajay Kumar Dwivedi, which directed the demolition of 38 out of the university's 40 buildings, was stayed by Moradabad Divisional Commissioner and Rampur Development Authority chairman Anjaneya Kumar Singh. The university management and the Jauhar Trust have since filed appeals in the court challenging the demolition order.",
  "summary": "Lucknow: The Enforcement Directorate conducted searches at 10 premises in Rampur, Saharanpur and Delhi as part of its ongoing money laundering investigation linked to Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust and Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur. The searches are part of a probe into the alleged diversion of government contract funds through private contractors and their subsequent use, including…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}