The searches relate to alleged violations linked to the handling and distribution of foreign donations by the Jamia Ismalia Ishaatul Uloom (JIIU) Trust, Yemeni national Al-Khadami Khaled Ibrahim Saleh, and others, an official statement said
During the searches, the ED seized Rs 9 lakh in cash, incriminating documents and digital devices, officials said. Representational Pic/File
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday said that its Mumbai Zonal officials carried out search operations on December 1, 2025 at 12 locations in Nandurbar, Mumbai and Barmer as part of an ongoing investigation in a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.
The searches relate to alleged violations linked to the handling and distribution of foreign donations by the Jamia Ismalia Ishaatul Uloom (JIIU) Trust, Yemeni national Al-Khadami Khaled Ibrahim Saleh, and others, an official statement said.
It said that during the searches, the ED seized Rs 9 lakh in cash, incriminating documents and digital devices.
The investigation is based on an FIR, filed on February 11, 2025, and a charge sheet dated April 11, 2025 by Akkalkuwa Police Station in Nandurbar, the statement said.
The FIR names Yemeni nationals Al-Khadami Khaled Ibrahim Saleh, his wife Khadega Ibrahim Kasim Al-Nasheri, and Ghulam Mohammad Randhera Vastanvi, the founder of JIIU, along with others. Vastanvi has since passed away, ED officials said.
According to the ED, the Yemeni nationals were allegedly helped by co-accused individuals to illegally overstay in India after their visas expired. They were also reportedly assisted in obtaining fraudulent Aadhaar cards, PAN cards, birth certificates, and in opening bank accounts. The JIIU trust is accused of appointing Al-Khadami as a madrasa teacher to create a false image of foreign staffing, allegedly to attract more overseas donations.
Preliminary findings under PMLA show that JIIU received approximately Rs 406 crore in foreign donations between 2014-15 and 2023-24 from countries including Kuwait, Botswana, the UK, Mauritius, Switzerland, Seychelles and Panama. The trust is suspected of diverting donated funds for non-approved purposes and of handling large amounts of cash in violation of statutory norms, officials said.
The ED also found evidence suggesting misuse of “national research incentives for organisational self-funding”, as the trust had been receiving donations from other NGOs and charitable trusts. Earlier, on 15 July 2024, the Ministry of Home Affairs cancelled JIIU’s FCRA registration, citing violations involving the movement of foreign funds to NGOs that were not registered under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act, it said.
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