BIHAR ASSEMBLY POLL RESULTS TODAY Counting of votes will commence at 8 am on Friday. The fate of 2,616 candidates is locked in the EVMs. Bihar had registered a historic voter turnout of 67.13 per cent in the elections to the 243-member assembly in two phases on November 6 and November 11. Elaborate security measures have been made for counting at 46 centres in 38 districts of the state | P10 BHUBANESWAR l friday l november 14, 2025 l `9.00 l PAGES 14 l JEYPORE EDITION CHENNAI ■ MADURAI ■ VIJAYAWADA ■ BENGALURU ■ KOCHI ■ HYDERABAD ■ VISAKHAPATNAM ■ COIMBATORE ■ KOZHIKODE ■ THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ■ BELAGAVI ■ BHUBANESWAR ■ SHIVAMOgGA ■ MANGALURU ■ TIRUPATI ■ TIRUCHY ■ TIRUNELVELI ■ SAMBALPUR ■ HUBBALLI ■ DHARMAPURI ■ KOTTAYAM ■ KANNUR ■ VILLUPURAM ■ KOLLAM ■ WARANGAL ■ TADEPALLIGUDEM ■ NAGAPATTINAM ■ THRISSUR ■ KALABURAGI Heat on Al-Falah’s connections e x p r e s s n e w s s e r v i c e @ New Delhi THE Centre on Thursday ordered a forensic audit of all records of Al‑Falah University in Faridabad, which is under scanner following a recent car blast near Delhi’s Red Fort that killed 13 people. Parallelly, the Enforcement Di- Forensic officials inspect a red car in Faridabad, rectorate and other financial inves- suspected to be linked to the Red Fort blast | PTI tigation agencies were directed to trace the money trail of the Harya- professional in his circle, allegedly na-based institution, even as inves- turned radical over the past two tigators link several of its alumni years, police said. and staff to an alleged “white-colInvestigators found that three of lar” terror network. the accused — Dr Umar Un Nabi, Dr Further, the Association of Indi- Muzammil Ahmad Ganaie and Dr an Universities suspended Al‑Falah Shaheen Shahid — allegedly used a University’s membership after a Switzerland-based encrypted messuspicious car, a Maruti Brezza, saging app to plan and coordinate bearing a doctor’s logo was found their activities related to the terror on its Dhauj campus on Thursday. conspiracy . The vehicle is said to be regisThe police said the suspects tered in the name of regishad pooled more than `26 tered in the name of Dr lakh in cash, which was Red Shaheen Shahid, who is alfort handed over to Dr Umar for attack legedly part of the terror operational use. Using the ring. pooled money, the group alBesides, the National Aslegedly bought around 26 sessment and Accreditation Counquintals of NPK fertiliser in Gucil (NAAC) issued a show-cause no- rugram, Nuh, and nearby towns. tice to Al Falah for fraudulent The fertiliser, mixed with chemicertification on its website. In its cals, is commonly used to manufacshow-cause notice, NAAC said the ture Improvised Explosive Devices university, “is neither accredited (IEDs). nor applied for accreditation by Meanwhile, a medical college NAAC”. professor and a cardiology student, Investigators from Delhi are in both from J&K and Al Falah alumtouch with police in Indore’s Mhow ni, were detained in UP. Dr Farukh, town to dig deep into the past of Al- an assistant professor of obstetrics Falah University’s founder Jawad at Hapur’s GS Medical College, was Ahmad Siddiqui. Police sources detained on Wednesday night. Mosaid Jawad’s brother was accused hammad Arif Mir (32), a first-year in cases of investment fraud in in cardiology student of GSVM Medi2000. The DNA test of samples col- cal College in Kanpur and from lected from the Red Fort blast site J&K’s Anantnag, was picked up on confirmed that Dr Umar Un Nabi Thursday as he was on the ATS rawas driving the car that exploded dar following former GSVM profeson Monday Umar, who was known sor Dr Shaheen Sayeed’s disclosure . as an academically accomplished to police during her interrogation. Day’s developments NAAC has issued a show-cause notice to Al Falah University for displaying false certification on its website A severed hand was found on the roof of a shop near the Red Fort blast site on Thursday morning The UP ATS and NIA have arrested Dr Arif from Kanpur and Dr Farooq from Hapur, both Al‑Falah alumni J&K police have approached Interpol for a Red Corner Notice against Dr Muzaffar Rather, Dr Umar’s aide in the blast Umar body language shows Jaish training as a suicide bomber B a l a C h a u h a n @ Bengaluru Dr Umar Un Nabi, who blew up a white Hyundai i20 car with him behind the wheel near Red Fort on November 10, was “probably recruited and later trained as a fidayeen (suicide bomber) by the Masood Azhar-led Jaish-e-Mohammed much before the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam,” said well placed sources on condition of anonymity Born on February 24, 1989, Umar com. pleted his MD in Medicine at the Government Medical College (GMC), Srinagar, and later served as a senior resident at GMC, Anantnag before moving to Delhi. “He was psychologically assessed during his tenure at GMC, Anantnag. It was found that he had very strong and inflexible ideological beliefs and had the potential to take extreme steps to execute his radical designs,” said sources. “Umar hails from a deeply disturbed background; of violence and abuse at home. In January this year, he had reportedly justified the conMasood Azhar (top) cept of suicide bombing in closed and Umar Un Nabi circles,” said sources. Recruitment in Jaish is a not easy Only those with a patho. logical hatred towards India, who manage to clear tough assignments, are elevated, the sources informed. “That Umar was trained to be a fidayeen was also evident in his body language as he drove from Badarpur to Red Fort. He looked calm and undisturbed — a typical characteristic of a suicide bomber,” they added. As for Umar parking the i20 near the Red Fort for three hours, sources said, “He may have waited final instructions (to blow up). For a terror attack in Delhi/NCR, the final green light has to come from the highest echelons of the CONTINUED ON P7 Jaish.” Verdict against Sheikh Hasina set for Monday J AYAN T H J A C O B @ New Delhi Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal will on Monday deliver its verdict in the case of crimes against humanity filed against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Prosecutors have sought death penalty for Hasina, now in India, accusing her of ordering lethal force against student protesters in July last year. Former Bangladesh home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and ex-inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun were also charged. Both Hasina and Kamal were tried in absentia. Al-Mamun later turned approver. According to a UN report, 1,400 were killed in the D h a k a u n re s t , while government figures show 800 Sheikh Hasina deaths. Chief prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam alleged Hasina and her aides incited violence, ordering police and armed Awami League supporters to use deadly weapons against the demonstrators. The charges include murder, torture, extermination, and other inhumane acts. The tribunal concluded its 28day hearing on October 23. Judges will now determine if Hasina and her co-accused orchestrated state violence against civilians. Meanwhile, tensions have soared across Bangladesh ahead of the verdict. The Awami League has called a nationwide shutdown, leading to transport chaos and widespread school closures. Stampede-like situation mars Shreya Ghosal concert at Balijatra E x p r e s s N e w s S e r v i c e @ Cuttack Two persons including a woman fainted and several others sustained injuries after a stampede-like situation broke out during Bollywood singer Shreya Ghosal’s concert on the concluding night of Balijatra on Thursday . Sources said the incident occurred near the stage barricade when the audience, in a bid to get a closer glimpse of the playback singer, started pushing one another. The ones who fell unconscious were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment. As per the eyewitnesses, thousands of visitors thronged the venue to enjoy the concert but the crowd control measures were reportedly not properly put in place. As people attempted to move closer to the stage, it created panic and confusion resulting in the jostling for space. Security and police personnel immediately rushed to the spot to bring the situation under control. Additional commissioner of police (ACP) Narasingha Bhol reached the venue to monitor the situation and ensure safe crowd dispersal. Other senior police officials were also present at the site to prevent any further untoward incident. Sources attributed the incident to lack of proper planning by the Cuttack district administration on crowd management. Despite anticipating a huge footfall, the district administration had not ensured proper precautionary measures, they added.