The editorial Page: reforms 3.0 underline a credibility gap. First, reform the reformer 12 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2026 Journalism of Courage New delHI, lAte CIty, 20 PAGeS ₹7.00 (₹8 RAIPuR, ₹15 SRINAGAR) 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 May make banks pay digital arrest victims if no due diligence: SC Pulls up RBI for ‘soft pedalling’ on issue, calls menace biggest financial fraud ananthakrishnan G New Delhi, October 29 happening today lPM NareNdra Modi will launch projects worth Rs 14,000 crore in Gujarat and release the 24th instalment of PM-KISAN payouts. Track These and more on www.indianexpress.com Business as Usual By EP UNNY DeScRibing the menace of ‘digital arrest’ as “the biggest financial fraud… on the economy of the country… running into thousands of crores of rupees,” the Supreme court said thursday it proposed to issue a direction making banks compensate victims and face prosecution if it’s established that failure of due diligence on their part resulted in such a fraud. A three-judge bench, comprising chief Justice of india Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Man aman Singh Chhina Tarn Taran, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, October 29 p 14 Nvidia chief seeN as target of chiNese spy plot »CoNTiNUed oN PaGe 2 Claims, objections: Extension for Delhi, reopens in 5 states Final rolls on November 30 in Nagaland, explained Andhra, Telangana, Maharashtra and Window of hope Haryana; December 22 in Delhi: Poll panel for those left out damini Nath New Delhi, October 29 the eLectiOn commission (ec) on thursday extended the deadline for filing voter enrolment and deletion forms in the ongoingSpecialintensiveRevision (SiR) of electoral rolls in Delhi, and also re-opened the window in five states — nagaland, telangana, Maharashtra, Andhra pradesh and haryana — where the claims and objec- tions period had ended as per the latest schedules available on the websites of the State chiefelectoralOfficers(ceOs). in separate letters to the respective ceOs, the ec has now pushed the date of publication of the final rolls to november 30 for nagaland, Andhra pradesh, telangana, Maharashtra andharyana,andtoDecember 22 for Delhi. While the ec has extended the SiR timelines across States The EC’s decision to re-open the claims and objection period in five States and extend the timeline in Delhi provides a breather for those who got left out of the draft roll following the SIR. It also offers hope to electors in other States who got left out due to various factors. severaltimesinthepastaswell, thursday’s decision comes a day after the Supreme court asked the commission to consider extending the deadline for filing claims and objections beyondthedeadlineofOctober 30, while hearing a petition regarding the ongoing SiR in Delhi. the ec has also decided to re-start the period for filing claims and objections, i.e. time to file voter enrolment and deletion forms, in States where the process had ended on different dates in the past two months, according to the latest schedulesavailableontheState ceOs' websites and social media handles. While the claims and »CoNTiNUed oN PaGe 2 ‘Can take on gangs, grenade... what about idle Only 6-month extension for Invest India CEO as key youths?’: Punjab Police despair in border areas decisions under scrutiny Three attacks this month on police or sarpanches, kin the world bagchi and Justice V Mohana, pulled up the Reserve bank of india (Rbi) over the spate of digital arrest cases, saying it was “soft pedalling” the issue. “the problem is bank officials are involved in it… there is soft pedalling by the Rbi.unfortunate. because Rbi is consulting the banks when we are asking for action against the banks,” the cJi said. the bench posed a range of questions to Attorney general R Venkataramani on the preventive measures that the Rbi proposed to undertake. eleCTioN CoMMiSSioN exTeNdS S.i.r deadliNeS, day afTer SC NUdGe “gRenADesuTTANGetakoi na. Assi vee baithe haan ethey (Let them throw a grenade, we arenotscared.Wearenotgoing anywhere),”saysAssistantSub- l killinGofsarpanches,kin mahimad mandarawala village Borderrangepunjabpolice seizures (Late Sep-Oct 23, 2026) amritsar district Cartridges Gaggobua village tarn taran district Valtoha 101 Pistols PuNjAb thathin mehta toot village MAP NOt tO SCAle 50 Assault rifles 3 Hand grenades 5 Heroin 18.5 kg Opium 15 kg inspector (ASi) Kulwinder Singh, 55, in-charge of the police chowki on the outskirts of noushehra pannuan village in tarn taran district. it has been a few days after ASi iqbal Singh was shot dead in the village, allegedly by the Dony bal-prabh Dasuwalgang. the murder is believed to have been the result of gang rivalry, withiqbal’ssonKomalaself-acknowledged member of the Landa-Satta gang that holds sway in the area. there have »CoNTiNUed oN PaGe 2 Jay Mazoomdaar New Delhi, October 29 On JuLy 19, 2023, seven days after intel india chief nivruti Rai was appointed Managing Director and ceO of invest india, the commerce and industry Ministry praised her in a press statement for her “illustrious 29 years at intel as a global business and technology leader”andforhavingreceived “the prestigious nari Shakti puraskar”. She was given a three-year tenure. Amid scrutiny by auditors, internalcommitteesandsenior officials of the commerce and industry(c&i)Ministry,Raihas received a “short-term interim extension of six months” until January 2027, sources in the government said. She continues to be the MD and ceO of invest india until then. invest india is a not-forprofit company, set up under public-private partnership in 2009, and is overseen by the Department for promotion of New Delhi »CoNTiNUed oN PaGe 2 Jamiagivesin tostudent demandfor unionpolls, protestends students celebrate at Jamia millia Islamia University. ANI TabshirShams New Delhi, October 29 Acceptingthedemandofits students protesting for restoration of their union, the Jamia Millia islamia thursday fixed a timeline for the union’s constitutionbyMay15,2027andholdingofelectionswithinsixweeks from the start of the academic session next July. theorderbytheuniversity’s Registrar office also stated that “allongoingshowcausenotices, disciplinary actions, rustications, suspensions and campus banordersissuedinconnection withparticipationintheprotest shall be revoked.” Followingtheorder,students celebrated and called off their protestandhungerstrikewhich hadforcedtheuniversitytoturn to the online mode for classes and some examinations. the university order stated that elections to the students union “shall be conducted within6weeksofthestartofthe academic session” in accordancewiththeLyngdohcommittee guidelines. deTaIled reporT, page 6