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 | P12 BHUBANESWAR l friday l november 14, 2025 l `9.00 l PAGES 18 l late CITY 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 Haryana-based institution, even as inves- fessional in his circle, allegedly tigators link several of its alumni turned radical over the past two and staff to an alleged “white-col- years, police said. lar” terror network. Investigators found that three of Further, the Association of Indi- the accused — Dr Umar Un Nabi, Dr an Universities suspended Al‑Falah Muzammil Ahmad Ganaie and Dr University’s membership after a Shaheen Shahid — allegedly used a suspicious car, a Maruti Brezza, Switzerland-based encrypted mesbearing a doctor’s logo was found saging app to plan and coordinate on its Dhauj (Faridabad) campus on their activities related to the terror Thursday The vehicle is said to . conspiracy . be registered in the name of The police said the suspects Dr Shaheen Shahid, who is alhad pooled more than `26 Red legedly part of the terror fort lakh in cash, which was attack ring. handed over to Dr Umar for Besides, the National Asoperational use. Using the sessment and Accreditation pooled money, the group alCouncil (NAAC) issued a showlegedly bought around 26 quincause notice to Al Falah for fraudu- tals of NPK fertiliser in Gurugram, lent certification on its website. In Nuh, and nearby towns. The fertiits show-cause notice, NAAC said liser, mixed with chemicals, is comthe university is neither accredited monly used to manufacture Impronor has applied for accreditation by vised Explosive Devices (IEDs). NAAC. Meanwhile, a medical college Investigators from Delhi are in professor and a cardiology student, touch with police in Indore’s Mhow both from J&K and Al Falah alumtown to dig deep into the past of Al- ni, were detained in UP. Dr Farukh, Falah University’s founder Jawad an assistant professor of obstetrics Ahmad Siddiqui. Police sources at Hapur’s GS Medical College, was said Jawad’s brother was accused detained on Wednesday night. Moin cases of investment fraud in in hammad Arif Mir (32), a first-year 2000. cardiology student of GSVM MediThe DNA test of samples collect- cal College in Kanpur and from ed from the Red Fort blast site con- J&K’s Anantnag, was picked up on firmed that Dr Umar Un Nabi was Thursday as he was on the ATS radriving the car that exploded on dar following former GSVM profesMonday Umar, who was known as sor Dr Shaheen Sayeed’s disclosure . an academically accomplished pro- 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 not easy Only those with a pathologi. cal 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 P9 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 people were killed in the Dhaka unrest, while government figures show Sheikh Hasina 800 deaths. Chief prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam alleged Hasina and her aides incited violence, ordering police and 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.