Black flags waved at Kerala Governor: 20 SFI activists arrested by police
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): Kerala Police on Sunday arrested 20 SFI activists in connection with two separate instances of waving black flags at Governor Arif Mohammed Khan during the day.
The black flags were waved at the Governor near Vazhuthacaud in the state capital when Khan was on his way to an event organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry, police said.
Eighteen activists of the Students Federation of India (SFI) were arrested in connection with that incident, police said.
Later, black flags were waved at the Governor when he was returning from the event and two more activists of SFI, the student wing of the CPI(M), were arrested, an officer of Museum police station said.
Two cases under various sections of the IPC related to unlawful assembly, rioting and obstruction of public way as well as provisions of the Kerala Police Act have been lodged against them, the officer said.
All the arrested SFI activists were released on station bail, he added.
Visuals of the incident showed SFI activists waving black flags and one of them running alongside the Governor's vehicle with a placard before he was caught by the police.
Many others could be seen being restrained by the police along both sides of the route.
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Leh-bound SpiceJet plane faces engine issue; returns to national capital
New Delhi (PTI): A Leh-bound SpiceJet aircraft returned to the national capital due to an engine issue on Tuesday morning, according to a source.
There were around 150 people on board the Boeing 737 aircraft that was operating the flight SG121, the source added.
When contacted, a SpiceJet spokesperson said a flight operating from Delhi to Leh on Tuesday returned to Delhi after experiencing a technical issue.
"The aircraft landed safely in Delhi, and all passengers were disembarked normally," the spokesperson said in a statement.
The source said the aircraft suffered an engine issue.
