Delhi-bound Spicejet flight catches fire soon after take off from Patna airport
Patna, Jun 19: A Delhi-bound flight caught fire soon after taking off on Sunday from Patna airport where it made an emergency landing after hovering for several minutes in the air, an official said.
The Spicejet aircraft took off at around 12.10 pm, and according to residents of localities adjacent to the airport, who claimed to have witnessed the spectacle, it caught fire immediately.
None of the passengers have been hurt. Their journey to Delhi is being arranged by an alternative aircraft. What caused the fire is a matter of investigation," an official told reporters.
Passengers, who had a close shave, said they felt tremors inside the plane soon after the take off and the lights started turning off.
We raised an alarm. The crew members asked us to keep calm and that an emergency landing was being made," they said.
Fire engines were deployed at the airstrip where the emergency landing was made though the flames had, by then, come under control.
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Teen found murdered on railway track in UP's Saharanpur; five booked
Saharanpur (UP) (PTI): A 14-year-old boy was allegedly murdered and his body, stuffed in a sack, was found dumped on a railway track in Deoband area here, police said on Thursday.
The incident came to light after a loco pilot spotted the sack on the tracks and alerted railway officials and the police.
SP (Rural) Sagar Jain said the Deoband police received information regarding the body on Wednesday night.
The deceased was identified as Mayank, a resident of Mohammadpur Alipura village. He was a Class 9 student at a local inter college.
The victim's family alleged that he was called out of his house around 1.30 am. They claimed he was assaulted and stabbed to death before his body was abandoned on the tracks.
The teen's father has lodged a complaint naming five people, including a local couple and their two children.
SP Jain said Mayank was acquainted with a girl from Meghrajpur village. The family alleged that the girl's relatives lured the boy out of his home and killed him.
Based on the complaint, a case has been registered against the five people and CCTV footage from the area is being examined, the officer said.
Two persons have been taken into custody for questioning. We are probing the matter from all angles, he added.
