Mumbai: A Kolkata-bound IndiGo flight returned to Mumbai following a suspected engine failure on Thursday around 5.45 p.m.

Confirming the incident, an IndiGo spokesperson said the Mumbai-Kolkata flight 6E-395 returned to Mumbai on Thursday evening. "due to a technical glitch (oil chip in one engine) in the aircraft".

All operating procedures were diligently followed by the cockpit and in-flight crew, and there were no casualties, the spokesperson added.

IndiGo reported the matter to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation and also initiated its own internal inquiry into the incident.

All passengers were safely deboarded and the flight took off with an alternate aircraft at 7.45 p.m.

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Mangaluru: A 55-year-old man, declared brain dead due to internal brain bleeding after a fall, has given new hope to others through organ donation at Yenepoya Medical College Hospital.

Admitted on January 19, the patient’s condition worsened despite the medical team’s best efforts. After being declared brain dead, the hospital’s team counselled the family, explaining the possibility and impact of organ donation. Honoring the patient’s earlier wish to donate his organs, the family made the courageous decision to proceed.

In a successful retrieval procedure, two kidneys and two corneas were harvested. One kidney and both corneas will be utilized at Yenepoya Hospital, while the second kidney has been allocated to KMC Hospital in Mangaluru.Yenepoya Hospital commended the family for their generosity and strength during this difficult time.