The Enforcement Directorate (ED) questioned Chartered Accountant Deepak Goyal for several hours in connection with its money-laundering probe involving the Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust and Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur. Investigators are examining financial records, donations, construction expenditure and alleged movement of funds linked to the trust and university.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has questioned Chartered Accountant Deepak Goyal as part of its ongoing money-laundering investigation into the finances of the Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust and Mohammad Ali Jauhar University, both associated with senior Samajwadi Party leader and former Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan.
According to reports, Goyal was questioned for several hours and his statement was recorded while investigators examined financial transactions relating to the trust and the university. The ED is scrutinising receipts, payments, accounting entries and other financial records to trace the flow of funds and verify the nature of various transactions.
Reports indicate that Goyal may be summoned again as the agency continues to verify documents and examine the financial trail. The ED is also expected to question several employees of Jauhar University regarding the institution’s financial procedures, expenditure and construction-related transactions.
The latest questioning follows ED searches conducted on August 19, 2026, at 10 locations in Rampur, Saharanpur and Delhi connected with the trust and university. Those searches were carried out under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act as part of a broader inquiry into suspected financial irregularities and possible proceeds of crime.
A key area under examination is the alleged financial link between government contractors and entities connected with Jauhar University and the trust. Investigators are looking into whether funds generated through government contracts were allegedly diverted, directly or indirectly, and subsequently routed to the trust or university through donations, construction-related payments or other transactions.
The ED is also reportedly examining whether certain financial transactions were layered, diverted or misused and whether any such funds were ultimately used for the creation or development of assets associated with the university or trust.
At this stage, the matter remains under investigation. The financial irregularities and diversion of funds described in the reports are allegations being examined by the ED and should not be treated as established findings unless confirmed by a court or final investigative outcome.