The Editorial Page: On air pollution, mood is shifting, people’s anger is in search of political voice 16 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2025 Journalism of Courage KOLKATA, LATE CITY, 24 PAGES ₹6.00 (₹12 in North East states, ₹20 in Andaman) 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 Happening today lCOMMERCE MINISTRY will release the Wholesale Price Index inflation data for October. According to economists, 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. Although winless in their last seven Tests in India, the Proteas this time have a squad that can pack punches. India are banking on their spinners. lDEFENCE MINISTERS from the European ‘Group of Five’ (UK, France, Germany, Italy, Poland) are meeting in Berlin to discuss continued military support for Ukraine. l44TH INDIA International Trade Fair begins at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. This year, the theme of the fair is ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat’. 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 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 the Red Fort car explosion have 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 HCdisqualifies MukulRoyas MLA—fromday hejoinedTMC Tanusree Bose Kolkata, November 13 THE CALCUTTA High Court on Thursday disqualified veteran leader Mukul Roy as (MLA)undertheanti-defection law for switching over to the ruling TMC, after having been elected on a BJP ticket in the 2021 elections. The division bench of Justice Debangsu Basak and Justice Md Shabbar Rashidi also dismissed the decision of the Speaker of the Assembly, who had in his finding on a plea for Roy's disqualification as an MLA under the anti-defection law,heldthathewasaBJPMLA. »CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 In Aland voter probe, SIT’s first arrest: 27-yr-old from West Bengal Express News Service Bengaluru, November 13 Such an example will be set that no such terror incident takes place in future.” AMIT SHAH, UNION HOME MINISTER REPORT, PAGE 10 MAKING THE first arrest in its probeintoirregularapplications for deletion of names from the voter list of Karnataka’s Aland Assemblyconstituencyaheadof the 2023 state polls, the Special Investigation Team of the Karnataka CID has arrested a 27year-oldmanfromWestBengal. Aland in Kalaburagi district was one of the two constituencies mentioned by »CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Kolkata 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