Udupi: Manipal Police have arrested two persons in connection with the theft of a scooter parked near the Manipal Coin Circle.

The arrested accused have been identified as Kiran B.N. (32), a resident of Bhadravati in Shivamogga district, and Yogesh Nayak N. (22), a resident of Duranamalli in Shivamogga district.

According to police, a scooter belonging to Pradeep Salyan of Herga village, valued at around ₹30,000, was stolen on August 30 from near the Manipal Coin Circle. Following a complaint, a case was registered at the Manipal Police Station.

Under the guidance of Deputy Superintendent of Police Prabhu D.T. and Manipal Police Station Inspector Mahesh Prasad, a team comprising Police Sub-Inspectors Anil B.M. and Akshaya Kumari S.N., along with staff members Vishwajit, Chethan, Ajmal, Raviraj, and Manjunath, traced and arrested the accused on January 7. The stolen scooter was also recovered.

Police said that accused Kiran B.N. was previously involved in another case registered at the Manipal Police Station.

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Lucknow (PTI): Adverse weather forced an IndiGo Kolkata-Patna flight to make an emergency landing at Lucknow airport on Friday, airport sources said.

According to airport officials, weather conditions in Patna deteriorated suddenly on Friday afternoon, affecting flight operations.

IndiGo flight 6E 6917 from Kolkata, which was scheduled to land in Patna at 3.50 pm, could not land due to bad weather and kept circling in the air after failing to get clearance from air traffic control, they said.

The flight was later diverted to Lucknow and landed safely at the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport at around 5.15 pm. There were 180 passengers and six crew members on board, officials said.

The aircraft was later allowed to depart for Patna after weather conditions improved.