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Mumbai, Nov 2 : National carrier Air India cancelled a Jeddah-bound flight from the city via Hyderabad late Friday night, eight hours after its scheduled departure time and without offering any reason to around 300 harried passengers.

Flight AI 965 was scheduled to take off at 1500 hrs but the airline informed the passengers only at around 2300 hrs that it was being pulled out of operations.

A harried passenger, VKS Menon, who was flying with his wife and his elderly mother-in-law to Hyderabad, told PTI that the airline staff were not forthcoming in offering any explanation for the inordinate delay.

The staff finally announced that they were cancelling the flight around 2300 hrs, he said.

Though the airline offered hotel accommodation or taxi fares to the stranded passengers, it did not confirm the next flight details or details about refunds.

The AI spokesperson was not available for comments about the cancellation.

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Noida: A 15-month-old girl was allegedly subjected to severe physical abuse by a maid at a day care centre in Noida, with CCTV footage revealing disturbing scenes of the assault. The incident, which took place on August 4, came to light after the toddler’s parents reviewed surveillance footage from the facility.

According to police, the child’s mother brought her home from the day care and noticed she was crying inconsolably. While changing her clothes, the mother spotted circular marks on both thighs. A medical examination confirmed the marks were consistent with human bite wounds.

Upon reviewing the CCTV footage, the parents were shocked to see the maid shutting the door of the room, dropping the crying child on the floor, slapping her, biting her, and striking her with a plastic bat.

The parents have also accused the head of the day care of negligence and misconduct, alleging that no attempt was made to protect or comfort the child. Instead, they claim, both the maid and the day care head responded with abusive language and threats when confronted.

Police registered a case at Sector-142 police station under relevant sections of the law. The accused maid, reportedly a 16-year-old helper, was arrested on Sunday.

“A case has been registered based on the complaint, and the accused has been taken into custody. Legal proceedings are underway,” a police official said.

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