The Editorial Page: On air pollution, mood is shifting, people’s anger is in search of political voice 10 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2025 Journalism of Courage MUMBAI, LATE CITY, 22 PAGES ₹5.00 l www.indianexpress.com DA I LY F R O M : A H M E DA B A D , C H A N D I GA R H , D E L H I , j A I P U R , KO L K ATA , L U C K N O W , M U M B A I , N AG P U R , PAT N A , P U N E , VA D O DA R A REG.NO. MCS/067/2018 - 20 RNI REGN. NO. 1543/57 Happening today lCOMMERCE MINISTRy will release the Wholesale Price Index inflation data for October. Economists say, wholesale inflation fell into negative territory last month from 0.13% in September. lINDIA TAKE ON Test cham- pions South Africa in the first of the two-Test series in Kolkata. The Proteas this time have a squad that can pack punches. India are banking on their spinners. Business as Usual By EP UNNY TERROR MODULE LINK TO RED FORT CAR ExpLOSION Terror net origin: J&K cleric ‘meeting’ Faridabad doctor It was Mufti Wagay who first mentioned Al Falah doctor ExPRESS exclusive Bashaarat Masood Srinagar, November 13 14/11/2025 106 134 166 84 IT WAS a chance meeting between Mufti Irfan Ahmad Wagay, who had accompanied a patient to a hospital, and Muzammil Ahmad Ganai in 2023 that led to an “ideological bonding” which would transform into a close-knit Jaish-eMohammad (JeM) module, investigators believe, based on the probe so far and the questioning of the accused in the Red Fort blast case. Ganai is one of the four accused from the terror module busted this month; the others areUmarNabi,whowasdriving the car that exploded at Red Fortandwashiscolleaguefrom Faridabad Al-Falah School of Medical Sciences & Research Centre; Adeel Majeed Rather, who was employed at a private hospital in Saharanpur; »CONTINUED ON pAGE 2 Shops where raw materials bought identified, owners being questioned Not just ammonium nitrate, potash too was sourced, say investigators Sakshi Chand, Alok Singh & Varinder Bhatia New Delhi, Chandigarh, November 13 INVESTIGATORS PROBING theRedFortcarexplosionhave identified the shops from where raw materials used for the explosives were procured. Sources said these shops are lo- cated across Palwal, Gurgaon and Faridabad. Sources said this will help the probe teams ascertain how the explosives were made, who supplied the materials, and whether the suppliers had any links, direct or indirect, with the blast perpetrators. While some shop owners have been detained for ques- tioning, others are being rounded up, sources told The Indian Express. The procurement, sources said, took place over a period of time. Around 300 kg of fertilisers was purchased by suspects linked to the Faridabad terror module from a shop in Nuh’s Pinangwan village, located about 60 km from the Al Falah University campus in Faridabad. On Wednesday evening, police reached the shop and »CONTINUED ON pAGE 2 Give severe punishment... not every Kashmiri is a terrorist, says CM Omar Arun Sharma Jammu, November 13 J&K CHIEF Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday called for “severe punishment” to those involved in the terror module linkedtotheRedFortblast,saying that “no religion can justify the killing of innocents with such brutality”. Speaking to reporters in Jammu,hesaid,“Investigation will continue, but we must remember one thing, that not every resident of Jammu and Kashmir is a terrorist or associated with the terrorists.” “Theseareonlyafewpeople who have always ruined peace andbrotherhoodhere,”hesaid. »CONTINUED ON pAGE 2 Such an example will be set that no such terror incident takes place in future.” AMIT SHAH, UNION HOME MINISTER REPORT, PAGE 14 Unawareofhis clerk’sarrest aftertaking bribe,judge contactedhim: ACBofficials Mohamed Thaver Mumbai, November 13 THE ADDITIONAL Sessions Judge named as an accused by Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in a bribery case was unaware thathisclerk-cum-typistChandrakant Vasudev had been trappedbyACBwhileallegedly acceptingRs15lakhbribeathis behesttillthenextdaywhenhe was headed to court. Sources indicated that the judge sent messages and called uptheclerkacoupleoftimesin the morning before heading to court asking his whereabouts. It was later that he realised that the clerk had been arrested. Sources said the judge was out of the city when clerk VasudevcalledhimTuesdayevening allegedlyinformingthatabribe amount of Rs 15 lakh had been received from a party whose case the judge was hearing. The judge, as per ACB statement, acknowledged the receipt. The judge then asked the clerk to come the next day. Meanwhile, the ACB Thursday got permission to carry out house search of the Additional Sessions Judge. However, when the team reached the Churchgate government quarters, the door was locked. The team then sealed the lock and posted a constable outside the house. The ACB is likely to approach the relevant authority seeking permission »CONTINUED ON pAGE 2 Verdict today, fingers crossed in Bihar as parties trade barbs Himanshu Harsh Patna, November 13 AFTER A month of relentless campaigning and anticipation about which way the Bihar Assembly elections will swing, the atmosphereoutside the Patna offices of the VERDICT major parties, hours before counting begins, is as cold and quiet as the night itself. The offices of the BJP, the JD(U), and the RJD are located withinafewhundredmetresof each other on Beerchand Patel 2025 BIHAR E. ExPlAINED First of many tests coming up The Assembly poll verdict in Bihar is a test for both the ruling NDA and the Opposition INDIA bloc ahead of a series of upcoming electoral contests. Key elections will be in Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Path and wear distinct looks, but one thing common across all three places is the silence. »CONTINUED ON pAGE 2