FP The publishers permit sharing of the e-paper's pdf on WhatsApp and other social media platforms Vol. XLI No. 303 | INDORE | FRIDAY | APRIL 11, 2025 | Pages 14 ` 3 | Regd. No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. 38281/83 FREE www.freepressjournal.in ESTD-1983 iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: INDORE MONEY Sports MAGICAL MESSI MASTERCLASS P.13 Moody's cuts India’s 2025 GDP growth forecast to 6.1% UNFINISHED | Tahawwur in Patiala House Court, 14-day custody sought; US calls extradition a critical step towards justice Rana in custody, justice in transit for 26/11 victims Ashish Singh & Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar MUMBAI / NEW DELHI More than 16 years after the blood-soaked siege that paralysed Mumbai and claimed 166 lives, one of its alleged masterminds, Tahawwur Hussain Rana, finally arrived in Delhi on Thursday. While his extradition is being hailed as a diplomatic victory, for the families shattered by the 26/11 attacks, justice still feels painfully out of reach. The 64-year-old Pakistaniorigin Canadian national was flown in under tight security from Los Angeles, arriving at Delhi’s Palam airbase at 6:22 pm. Dressed in brown prison overalls, his grey beard scruffy NEW DELHI B’desh trucks sent back India on Wednesday denied entry to four trucks from Dhaka carrying garments to Bhutan via Petrapole Port, after ending Bangladesh’s transshipment facility for exports to third countries through Indian ports and airports. The trucks returned to Dhaka from Benapole, the Daily Star reported. NEW DELHI AI pilot dies after landing An Air India Express pilot in his late 30s died in Delhi on Wednesday after suffering a medical emergency shortly after landing a flight from Srinagar. Sources said the pilot began feeling unwell after arrival at Delhi airport and was rushed to hospital, where he later passed away. “We deeply regret the loss of a valued colleague and are extending all possible support to the family,” the airline said in a statement on Thursday. NASHIK MUMBAI E-paper Edit Trump’s highs and lows P.6 Cinema Sunny Deol’s Dhai Kilo Ka Haath... P.14 One-year-old girl raped in Sardarpur MP's road connectivity will be like US in next 2 years: Gadkari FP News Service and his demeanour subdued, Rana was officially arrested by 6:40 pm. He was brought back unchanged and unprocessed—a swift, no-frills handover under a surrender warrant, reflecting the high-stakes nature of this rare extradition. Accompanying him was a team of six NIA officials, along with senior NSG personnel, onboard a special aircraft that landed directly at the Indira Gandhi International Airport. A medical examination was swiftly conducted inside the airbase itself. To maintain operational secrecy, the entire process was kept confidential. In a gut-wrenching incident, one-year-old girl was raped in broad daylight in Sardarpur, a police official said. As per reports, the incident occurred on Wednesday. Outraged villagers and kin demanded prompt arrest and stern action against the accused. The victim's family, visiting from Ujjain to attend a wedding, is devastated. Police outpost in-charge, Gulab Singh Bhayaria, confirmed the incident. He said that as soon as the family reported the crime, a case was registered and the girl was immediately taken to a local hospital. 4Continued on | P8 4Continued on | P8 Union Minister for Road, Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday that road connectivity in Madhya Pradesh will be like that of the US in the next two years. Ongoing highway projects, including green corridors, will be completed by April 2026, said Gadkari while inaugurating and laying the foundation stone for 10 national highway projects of Rs 5,800 crore. "Ongoing highway projects in several parts of Madhya Pradesh worth around Rs 3 lakh crore will be completed within the next one year. We are developing five greenfield economic corridors at an estimated cost of Rs 33,000 crore," Union Minister Gadkari said. He also announced the con- man Headley aka Dawood Gilani—who co-masterminded the massacre—is still well beyond the reach of the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Without custody of this American national, there is no way to connect all the dots of the conspiracy. The NIA said Rana and Headley entered into a criminal conspiracy with Lashkare-Taiba (LeT) and Caretaker assaults 99-year-old ex-DGP, flees with cash No FIR so far Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL Retired Director General of Police (DGP) HM Joshi was allegedly assaulted by his caretaker at his Arera Colony residence on Wednesday. Ninety-nine-year-old Joshi has submitted a written complaint to the Habibganj police, although an FIR had not been registered till late evening. In his complaint, Joshi stated he had hired the caretaker, Rafiq, through a private agency and paid him Rs 20,000 per month. On Wednesday, while Joshi was alone at home, Rafiq allegedly grabbed him by the neck and demanded money. The incident took a turn when Joshi's Allahabad HC blames victim for rape T See Page 7 Harkat-ul-Jihadi Islami (HUJI), Pakistan-based terror outfits, to execute the dastardly attacks at multiple locations in Mumbai. According to the NIA, the roles of senior operatives of LeT and HUJI—Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, 4Continued on | P8 Modi to stay at Anandpur Dham for two hours Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL domestic help, Geeta, walked in, prompting Rafiq to flee. L ater, Joshi discovered cash missing from the house, along with a small metal idol of Lord Ganesh, suspected to have been stolen by the same caretaker. When Joshi tried contacting the agency that arranged Rafiq's services, they allegedly failed to respond adequately. Joshi has urged police to initiate action against the accused caretaker and demanded regular patrolling in the vicinity of his residence to ensure his safety. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is arriving at Anandpur Dham in Ashok Nagar on Friday. After reaching Gwalior at 2:30 pm, Modi will go to Anandpur Dham by a helicopter. He will return to Gwalior at 6pm and leave for Delhi. The Prime Minister will stay at Anandpur Dham for two hours. Modi will have a Darshan of the Guruji Maharaj temple and perform Pooja and take a round of the Anandpur Dham temple premises. Anandpur Dham is spread over 315 hectares where a modern cowshed with 500 cattle is located. Anandpur Dham also does farming. 4Continued on | P8 4Continued on | P8 US to scrutinise visa applicants’ social media AP WASHINGTON he pale light of dawn had barely cracked through the Delhi smog when Aditi staggered into the Noida police station, mascara smudged and words trembling, not from the cold but from the horror she had lived through hours ago. She was a postgraduate student, bright, ambitious, and freespirited. She loved poetry and techno nights in Hauz Khas. US President Donald Trump's administration will immediately start considering "antisemitic activity" on social media and physical harassment of Jewish people as grounds for denying immigration benefits, according to a federal agency announcement on Wednesday. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services will begin screening the social media activity of immigrants that re- quest benefits, including those who apply for lawful permanent resident status, foreign students and people affiliated with educational institutions "linked to antisemitic activity". The guidance takes effect immediately, according to the release. The announcement followed a notice last month about a Department of Homeland Security proposal to collect social media handles from people applying for benefits 4Continued on | P8 offgrid 12K-yr-old sunken pyramid sparks buzz Online Report A 90-foot underwater "pyramid" has been discovered just off the coast of Japan, sparking widespread fascination and debate. This enigmatic structure, hidden beneath the waves, has the potential to challenge our current understanding of ancient civilizations and rewrite the history books. Found in 1986, the stone BHOPAL BADNAWAR/ DHAR S Balakrishnan Briefs PUNE FP News Service MUMBAI fp PRESS SARDARPUR Till India gets this man — Headley The extradition of Tahawwur Rana, a Canadian citizen of Pakistani origin, in connection with the 26/11 terror attack on Mumbai, is only a partial victory for the Indian government. This is because a close associate of Rana, David Cole- UJJAIN monument is situated 82 feet beneath the sea off the coast of the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. The monument with sharp-angled steps and an estimated height of about 90 feet has left scientists puzzled, who think that it might be man-made due to its shape and structure. But the tests on the stone indicate that it is more than 10,000 years old, and this is problematic. If the monument was actually constructed by human beings, it would be more than 12,000 years before the submergence of the region. This chronology puts the construction of the monument far earlier than other well-known ancient monuments, such as the Egyptian pyramids and Stonehenge. 4Continued on | P8 Union Minister Nitin Gadkari with Chief Minister Mohan Yadav during commencement of ceremony MAJOR PROJECTS Gadkari inaugurates Badnawar-Ujjain NH Performs bhoomi poojan of 10 NH projects Mahakaleshwar, Somnath and Omkareshwar Jyotlings to be linked in a spiritual journey struction of a four-lane road from Badnawar to Thandla and approved Rs 1,900 crore. He said the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has decided to build an iconic bridge on the banks of Narmada in Omkareshwar. 4Continued on | P8 Army tanks, rly coaches to be made near Bhopal BEML which is setting up the unit has identified land in Obaidullaganj Nitendra Sharma BHOPAL A factory may come up in Raisen district adjacent to the state capital to manufacture tanks for the army and coaches for the railway. Indian public sector, Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML), is all set to make investments in the state. According to sources, BEML has also identified the land where it plans to set up the proposed factory near Obaidullaganj in Raisen district. The BEML is getting ready o install equipment on the land for manufacturing railway coaches and army tanks. The officials of BEML have already identified the land. The officials of the industries department of the state government held a meeting with their counterparts from BEML. BEML comes under the Central Government’s BEML making Bullet trains Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) is also making indigenous bullet trains. Indian Railways Chennai production unit has done the work. Mini Ratna category-one. The Government of India holds 54% of shares of the company. BEML manufactures defence, transport, railway and digging equipment, and its office is in Bengaluru. It is the second largest earth-moving company in Asia. According to sources, the factory to be set up in Obaidullaganj may manufacture the equipment required for defence and railway. BEML may invest nearly Rs 2,000 crore in the factory that may appoint locals. According to the officials of the Industries Department, they held a discussion with their counterparts from BEML. The officials of the company also identified a plot of land for the factory. After a discussion over a few issues, the land will be handed over to the company.