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No. Indore MP/ICD 216/2024-2026 | RNI No. 38281/83 www.freepressjournal.in Sports Jyothi leads India’s archery rampage at Asian C’ships P.14 ESTD-1983 iii QUALITY @ VALUE EDITIONS: INDORE MONEY UJJAIN PUNE BHOPAL NASHIK MUMBAI E-paper Edit Nithari accused to walk free P.6 Export promotion mission hinges on clear guidelines, funding: GTRI Cinema Stars before stardom P.16 UNRAVELLING NOW | A widening terror conspiracy has begun to emerge as investigators piece together evidence of a planned series of coordinated car bombings across Delhi and beyond Delhi blast plot grows bigger, scarier Diaries reveal blast code FP News Service NEW DELHI What began as a single explosion outside the Red Fort on November 10 has rapidly evolved into the discovery of one of the most ambitious serial bombing plots planned in the capital in recent years Over the last 48 hours, intelligence and counter terror teams have unearthed evidence suggesting that the accused had begun readying as many as 32 vehicles for serial attacks. The Hyundai i20 that exploded near Red Fort — and the Ford EcoSport later found abandoned in Faridabad — were likely only the first in a larger fleet of booby-trapped vehicles meant to be stationed across the National Capital Region and other cities. Investigators say the choice of older cars, sold repeatedly, was deliberate, aimed at hindering traceability and delaying identification of previous owners. Investigators now believe the blast was not an isolated strike but the accidental exposure of a large-scale terror blueprint involving doctors, old cars, fertilizer consignments and a web of encrypted digital communication. The death toll rose to thirteen on Thursday after another victim, Bilal, succumbed to his injuries at LNJP Hospital. But the numbers only sketch the periphery of what agencies say fp Briefs BENGALURU Yeddi’s POCSO plea rejected People pay tribute to the victims of the Red Fort blast beside a banner displaying their photographs, at Sarojini Nagar Market in New Delhi on Thursday DNA confirms Dr Umar drove i20 Dr Umar Mohammad drove the i20 car that exploded near Red Fort said sources citing the DNA test results. The toll in blast rose to 13 on Thursday, said cops. Red corner notice Jammu and Kashmir Police has sought an Interpol Red Corner Notice against Dr Muzaffar from Kulgam, linked to the interstate white-collar terror module busted in Faridabad. Brother of arrested Dr Adil Rather, Muzaffar visited Türkiye in 2021 with key suspects and later fled to Dubai, now believed to be in Afghanistan, police sources said. could have been a multi-city coordinated attack timed for maximum impact. Search operations are under way across Delhi-NCR, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to locate a third vehicle, believed to be a Maruti Brezza used for KOLKATA HC disqualifies Mukul Roy The Calcutta High Court on Thursday disqualified senior leader Mukul Roy as member of the West Bengal Assembly under the anti-defection law for switching over to the ruling TMC, after having been elected on a BJP ticket in the 2021 elections. Scan & Watch Bldg 17, Room 13 of Al Falah Univ Room 13 of Building 17 at Al Falah University in Faridabad served as the hub for planning the Delhi blast, police said. Doctors linked to Jaish-e-Mohammad allegedly met there, smuggled chemicals from the nearby lab, and stored explosives in Faridabad villages. Diaries, devices, and 2,000 kg of bomb materials were recovered. Final 48 Hours Traced Investigators tracked Dr Umar Nabi’s final movements before the Red Fort blast through 50 CCTV cameras, toll logs, and mobile data. He stayed overnight in his car near a Haryana dhaba, drove across Delhi, and parked near Sunehri mosque for hours before his i20 exploded, killing 13. reconnaissance. A fourth Brezza, traced to Al-Falah University in Faridabad, has pushed the institution into the spotlight. The National Assessment and Accreditation Council has already issued a show-cause notice to the uni- versity over suspected false accreditation claims, even as central agencies scrutinise its funding patterns. Faridabad’s Al-Falah University, investigators say, has emerged as a key hub for both recruitment and logistics. 4Continued on | P8 FIR filed; Paswan slams ‘provocative’ statements Agencies Bihar Police on Thursday registered an FIR against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MLC Sunil Singh for his “undesirable and BIHAR POLL RESULTS TODAY A day after US President Donald Trump defended the H-1B visa programme, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the "vision" is to bring in skilled overseas workers who train Americans and then go back home. "The President's vision here is to bring in overseas workers, where these jobs US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has characterised the Red Fort bombing as a “terrorist attack” and commended India’s “very professional” investigation. “Clearly, it was a terrorist attack. It was a car loaded with highly explosive materials that detonated and killed a lot of people”, he said at a news conference here on Wednesday. “It was a car loaded with highly explosive materials that detonated and killed a lot of people," he said. Praising India's follow-up to the attack, he said they “need to be commended; they have been very measured and cautious and very professional in how they’re carrying out this investigation”. “They’re doing a very good job of carrying out an investigation,” he said, adding, “and I think when they have facts, they’ll release those facts”. Quota without concrete data, SAPAKS tells HC Our Staff Reporter BHOPAL The petitioner, SAPAKS,told High Court on Thursday that the government determined reservation representation without concrete data, a move likely to create discrepancies. The next hearing is scheduled for November 20. A division bench of Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf heard further arguments in a batch of petitions related to ongoing reservation dispute in state. The petitioner said government enacted reservation rule without understanding which classes are actually represented, contrary to Supreme Court directives. SAPAKS cited the Supreme Court’s M. Nagaraj and Jarnail The controversy concerns quota in promotions for roughly 90,000 posts in MP Singh cases, challenging the new promotion policy. These cases, the petitioner argued, make it clear that reservations must be determined based on data showing which classes remain backward and their level of representation. The controversy concerns reservation in promotions for roughly 90,000 posts in Madhya Pradesh. The government did not provide category-wise data before implementing the policy. 4Continued on | P8 inflammatory” statement warning election officials of public unrest if the people’s mandate was “stolen.” The action came hours after Singh said that if attempts were made to manipulate the results, “scenes like those in Nepal, Plans afoot to request Shah to lay foundation of industrial projects worth Rs 2.5L cr Govt will put up its report card Nitendra Sharma BHOPAL The government is gearing up to for a function to celebrate the completion of two years of the Mohan Yadav-led government. Yadav is completing two years on December 13. The state government is planning to invite Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the occasion. The Industries Department will hold the main function. According to reports, efforts are also underway to request Shah to lay the foundation of industrial projects worth Rs 2.5 lakh crore. Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka will be seen on the roads of Bihar.” Confirming the development, Bihar DGP Vinay Kumar said that “an FIR is being registered over this undesirable and inflammatory statement.” 4Continued on | P8 nearly Rs 16K cr investment The Election Commission has deployed over 18,000 counting agents and 4,372 tables for Friday’s Bihar vote count. With a record 67.13% turnout and zero repolls, counting begins 8 a.m. under tight supervision. Officials hailed the poll as a milestone in transparent electoral management. Investment will generate 64,000 jobs in the state AI-171 CRASH SC: Probe to find why it happened, not who did it FP News Service NEW DELHI Shah will lay the foundation of all the projects, which the industrial houses are going to set up in the state. Besides organising the Global Investors’ Summit, the government held regional 2 YEARS OF YADAV GOVT IN MP investors’ conclaves in divisions. The government has received investment proposals worth Rs 30 lakh crore. Out of the investment proposals worth Rs 30 lakh crore, Shah will lay the foundation of the proposals which are at the stage of launching. 4Continued on | P8 The Supreme Court on Thursday underscored that the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) enquiry into the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad is meant to determine the cause of the incident for future prevention, not to fix responsibility on any individual. The Centre also clarified that no blame has been attributed to the pilot or anyone else, and that a statutory and international framework governs such investigations. A Bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi issued notice to the Centre on a petition filed by Pushkar Raj Sabharwal, father of Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, who was in command of the Air The government clarified that no blame has been attributed to the pilot or anyone else India flight that crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad on June 12, killing 260 people. Sabharwal, along with the Federation of Indian Pilots, has sought an independent, court-monitored probe headed by a retired SC judge, arguing that the ongoing investigation by the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) suffers from serious deficiencies, Live Law and Bar & Bench report. 4Continued on | P8 Train Americans, then go home: Trump’s H-1B vision PTI IANS HAMILTON (CANADA) 4,372 counting tables set up offgrid NEW YORK/WASHINGTON Rubio hails India’s professional probe, calls Delhi blast terror attack RJD leader warns of Nepal-like protests if mandate stolen Tech growth conclave attracts PATNA The Karnataka High Court on Thursday refused to quash the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act case filed against former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa. Justice M I Arun upheld the trial court's February 28 order taking cognizance of the alleged offence and issuing summons to the senior BJP leader. Two diaries with encrypted notes and repeated references to “operation” were recovered from Al Falah University in Faridabad, linking suspects Dr Umar Mohammad and Dr Muzammil Shakeel to the Red Fort blast that killed 13. Sources said the duo used coded words like “package” and “shipment” for explosives and followed en- The National Investigation Agency is now formally leading the probe, while the Enforcement Directorate has been roped in to map financial channels of the terror group. At the centre of the plot are four medical professionals — Dr Umar Nabi, Dr Muzammil Ganaie, Dr Adeel Ahmad Rather and Dr Shaheen Sayeed — who collectively raised over Rs 26 lakh to fund the operation. The money, handed to Umar, was allegedly used to purchase 26 quintals of NPK fertiliser from suppliers in Gurugram, Nuh and surrounding towns. This fertiliser, mixed with other chemicals, formed the core explosive compound used to build improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Investigators are now examining whether a dispute between Umar and Muzammil over the handling of funds, reported to have occurred hours before the blast, may have disrupted the timing or scale of the planned attacks. The group, according to preliminary findings, was preparing for a larger wave of coordinated bombings on December 6, the anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition. Sources say the plan involved eight operatives across at least four cities, each equipped with multiple IEDs for simultaneous strikes. went, who have the skills. Three, five, seven years to train the US workers, then they can go home. The US workers fully take over," Bessent said in an interview to Fox News on Wednesday. Bessent was asked about Trump's latest remarks on the H-1B visa programme, where the President said America has to bring in talent since it does not have "certain talents". Bessent said that for 20-30 years, the US has offshored precision manufacturing jobs. "And the President's point here is, again, we can't snap our fingers and say, 'You're going to learn how to build ships overnight'. We want to bring the semiconductor industry back to the US." "So this idea of overseas partners coming in, teaching American workers, then returning home, that's a home run," Bessent said, adding that Americans can't have those jobs now because "we haven't built ships in the US for years, we haven't built semiconductors." Trump defended the H-1B visa programme, saying America has to bring in talent from around the world. "I agree, but you also do have to bring in talent," Trump had said in an interview to Laura Ingraham on Fox News. Our Staff Reporter INDORE The state attracted investment of about Rs 15,896 crore in science and technology through a one-day MP Tech Growth Conclave 2.0 held here on Thursday. The investment will generate 64,000 new jobs in the state. Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav has announced that a Knowledge and AI City will be built on 2,000 acres in Bhopal and 25 acres of land will be allotted for the Science City project. With this, the state is poised to become a hub for artificial intelligence (AI) in the country in future. Talking to the media at the end of the conclave, a jubilant Dr Yadav said that the state was now poised for a new leap in the field of space technology. “We will soon implement the Space Tech Policy-2025, which will encourage satellite data, remote sensing, and space start-ups in the state. A Major milestones » 7 MoUs signed. These will attract investment of about Rs 800 cr. And generate 10,500 jobs. » MOU signed between State govt & Military College of Telecommunication Engineering, Mhow for joint research and development in the field of cyber security & AI. » CISO portal launch. Developed by MP Computer Emergency Response Team (MPCERT). » CM launches Drone Data Repository (DDR). » The draft of Space Tech Policy 2025 unveiled. » 22 new units digitally inaugurated. » Bhoomi pujan of 4 major projects performed. Knowledge and AI City will be developed on 2,000 acres of land in Bhopal. This city will be modelled after a modern hi-tech city and cyber city. World-class institutions, re- search centres and start-ups will come up here, making Madhya Pradesh India’s AI hub.” 4Continued on | P8 8 killed, 20 hurt in Pune vehicles’ crash SC bans mining within 1-km radius of nat’l parks Ankit Shukla NEW DELHI PTI PUNE At least eight people died and over 20 people injured in a horrific accident near the Navale Bridge on the busy stretch of the Katraj-Dehu Road bypass of the Pune-Bengaluru highway on Thursday after a container suffered brake failure, collided with other vehicles, trapping a car between two trucks, causing a fire that engulfed many vehicles. Rushikesh Suwase, an eyewitness speaking to FPJ, said, “While I was heading towards home, I heard the sound of a collision and saw that the vehicles were afire. A container had rammed nine or ten vehicles, and people were shouting. 4Continued on | P8 The Supreme Court on Thursday banned mining activities within an area of one km from national parks and wildlife sanctuaries, noting that such activities will be hazardous to the wildlife . A bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran was considering pleas on issues related to the notification of areas under Saranda Wildlife Sanctuary (SWL) and the Sasangdaburu Conservation Reserve (SCR) as a conservation reserve in Jharkhand. "It has been the consistent view of this court that mining activities within one km of the protected area will be hazardous to the wildlife. Though in the case of Goa Foundation, the said directions were issued with respect to the State of Goa, we find that such directions need to be issued on a pan-India basis. "We direct that mining within national parks and wildlife sanctuaries and within an area of one km from boundary of such national park or wildlife sanctuary shall not be permissible," the bench said. The top court also directed the Jharkhand government to notify the region as a wildlife sanctuary. 4Continued on | P8