Actor Nargis Fakhri's sister charged with murder of boyfriend, another woman
NEW YORK: A sister of actor Nargis Fakhri has been charged with the murder of her boyfriend and another woman after she set a building they were in on fire, and faces a potential maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted.
Aliya Fakhri, 43, has been charged with the murder of her boyfriend Edward Jacobs, 35, and Anastasia Ettienne, 33.
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said Fakhri deliberately set a deadly fire in a detached garage of a home in Jamaica, Queens here, trapping the two inside with no exit.
Katz said Fakhri maliciously ended the lives of two people by setting a fire that trapped a man and woman in a raging inferno.
The victims tragically died from smoke inhalation and thermal injuries.
Fakhri, a resident of Parsons Boulevard in Queens, was indicted by a grand jury for four counts of murder in the first degree, four counts of murder in the second degree and one count each of arson in the first degree and arson in the second degree, according to a recent statement.
Fakhri was arraigned by Supreme Court Justice John Zoll and remanded.
She faces a potential maximum of life in prison if convicted of the top charge.
She is scheduled to return to court on December 9.
According to the charges and investigation, on November 2, Fakhri arrived at the front door of a two-story detached garage in the Jamaica neighbourhood in Queens at around 6:20 am and yelled upstairs to Jacobs, "You're all going to die today."
Soon after, a witness who was inside the property came downstairs and discovered that the building was on fire.
Ettienne was alerted to the fire and went downstairs briefly.
The woman then returned upstairs in an attempt to save Jacobs, who was sleeping.
The building became engulfed with flames and neither Jacobs nor Ettienne could escape.
Both Jacobs and Ettienne later died from smoke inhalation and thermal injuries.
Actor Nargis Fakhri, 45, was born in Queens, New York and has acted in several Indian movies.
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Air India Express cancels multiple gulf flights from Mangaluru on March 5, 6
Mangaluru: Flight operations between Mangaluru and several Gulf destinations remain disrupted for the fifth consecutive day, airport authorities confirmed on Wednesday. The cancellations come amid ongoing airspace closures affecting the region.
According to the latest schedule updates, the following Air India Express flights have been cancelled for 5 and 6th March 2026:
Dubai–Mangaluru (IX 832) which was scheduled to arrive at 10:10 pm on 5 March
Mangaluru–Dubai (IX 831) which was scheduled to depart at 01:20 pm on 5 March
Dubai–Mangaluru (IX 814) which was scheduled to arrive at 04:55 am on 6 March has also been cancelled.
Mangaluru–Doha (IX 821) which was scheduled to depart at 11:20 am on 5 March
Doha–Mangaluru (IX 822) which was scheduled to arrive at 8:45 pm on 5 March
Mangaluru–Bahrain (IX 841) which was scheduled to depart at 9:45 pm on 5 March
Bahrain–Mangaluru (IX 842) which was scheduled to arrive at 07:45 am on 6 March
Mangaluru–Kuwait (IX 851) which was scheduled to depart at 10:00 pm on 5 March
Kuwait–Mangaluru (IX 852) which was scheduled to arrive at 08:50 am on 6 March
Mangaluru–Dammam (IX 847) which was scheduled to depart at 11:10 on 5 March
Dammam–Mangaluru (IX 848) which was scheduled to arrive at 09:25 am on 6 March
Mangaluru–Abu Dhabi (IX 815) which was scheduled to depart at 11:20 pm on 5 March
Abu Dhabi–Mangaluru (IX 816) which was scheduled to arrive at 08:15 am on 6 March
Meanwhile, operations to Mumbai, Delhi, and a few other cities from Gulf destinations are resuming in a limited manner. The Mangaluru–Muscat service by Air India Express continues as scheduled and remains unaffected.
The airline has also announced that it will operate additional flights between Muscat and Delhi and Mumbai on 5 March 2026, along with special services from Ras Al Khaimah connecting Delhi, Kochi, and Mumbai until 7 March 2026.
Air India Express will continue operating flights to and from Muscat on 5 March 2026, along with additional flights between Muscat and Delhi and Mumbai.
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We are also operating special flights from Ras Al Khaimah connecting Delhi, Kochi, and Mumbai until 7 March 2026.
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