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ED seizes Rs 9 lakh cash, digital devices during probe against Jamia Ismalia Ishatul Uloom trust case

The ED conducted the probe based on an FIR registered by the Maharashtra police against the institute owner (now deceased) for allowing two Yemini nationals to stay in the country after their visas had expired

2 min readMumbaiDec 3, 2025 10:14 PM IST

The ED said on Wednesday that the accused Yemeni nationals were allegedly aided by a co-accused in illegally overstaying in India after expiry of their visas. (File image)

The Enforcement Directorate’s Mumbai Zonal Office on Wednesday said it seized Rs 9 lakh, various incriminating documents and digital devices during searches at 12 locations across the state on Monday as part of an ongoing probe in the Jamia Ismalia Ishatul Uloom (JIIU) trust case.

The ED conducted the probe based on an FIR registered by the Maharashtra police against the institute owner (now deceased) for allowing two Yemini nationals to stay in the country after their visas had expired. The ED said on Wednesday that the accused Yemeni nationals were allegedly aided by a co-accused in illegally overstaying in India after expiry of their visas. The co-accused also provided shelter and facilitated fraudulent procurement of Aadhaar, PAN, birth certificates and opening of bank accounts. The JIIU allegedly appointed Al-Khadhami as a madrasa teacher to falsely portray foreign staffing to donors, in order to attract higher overseas funding ED said.

Preliminary enquiries under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) reveal that JIIU received approximately Rs. 406 crore in foreign donations (2014-15 to 2023-24) from Kuwait, Botswana, UK, Mauritius, Switzerland, Seychelles, Panama etc. The trust received and used substantial amounts also in cash. Early findings indicate that donation funds were diverted for non-approved uses, in violation of statutory norms, said the central agency.

The ED further said seized evidence also indicates misuse of “national research incentives for organisational self-funding”, as it has received donations from other trusts/NGOs.

The ED initiated an investigation on the basis of an FIR dated February 2, 2025, and a chargesheet dated April 11, 2025, by Akkalkuwa police station in Nandurbar against Al-Khadami Khaled Ibrahim Saleh, Khadega Ibrahim Kasim Al-Nasheri—wife of Al-Khadami Khaled Ibrahim Saleh (both Yemini citizens), Ghulam Mohammad Randhera Vastanvi (founder of Jamia Islamia Ishaatul Uloom) and others as accused. Ghulam Mohammad Randhera, Islamic scholar and educationalist, passed away a month after the chargesheet was filed in May.

Earlier, the Ministry of Home Affairs, through an order dated July 17, 2024, had cancelled the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act registration certificate of JIIU after finding that the trust is involved in channelizing foreign contribution funds to other non-FCRA registered NGO.

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