Retired soldier arrested for firing at bus ferrying students in Meerut
Meerut (UP), Nov 18: A retired soldier has been arrested for allegedly opening fire at a mini tourist bus carrying students here last week, leaving one student and two other people injured, police said on Monday.
The incident occurred around on Friday in the Pallavpuram area near the Palheda Bridge on National Highway-58, they said.
According to police, accused Nitin Sirohi of Bulandshahr's Saipur village who currently resides in a Pallavpuram housing society got into an altercation with a food delivery executive after his car collided with the man's vehicle.
The students intervened when they saw Sirohi allegedly assaulting the delivery executive, they said.
"During the altercation, Nitin Sirohi used his licensed .32-bore pistol and fired at the bus. The bullet grazed a student's back but did not cause serious injury. The accused also assaulted bystanders and damaged a tempo," SP City Ayush Vikram Singh said.
The injured were identified as Harshita Kataria and Anirudh Sharma, along with a student named Hriday Gupta. The bus was returning from Haridwar and was carrying students from a Noida college.
Police said they have arrested Sirohi and seized the pistol, four live cartridges, one spent shell and his car. Charges have been filed under relevant sections of the BNS and the Arms Act.
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Noida airport to begin ops next month with IndiGo flights to Lucknow, Bengaluru
Noida (PTI): IndiGo on Thursday announced that it will start commercial flight operations from the Noida International Airport in Jewar from June 15, becoming the launch carrier for the greenfield airport in western Uttar Pradesh.
The first day flights will be to and fro Lucknow and Bengaluru, the airline said in a statement.
Noida International Airport was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 28.
IndiGo said it will be the first carrier to start commercial services from the airport, the third in the National Capital Region (NCR).
According to the airline, inaugural flights on June 15 will operate on the Lucknow-Noida-Bengaluru-Noida-Lucknow sector.
As per the announced schedule, flight 6E 2278 will depart from Lucknow at 7.05 am and arrive in Noida at 8.05 am before departing for Bengaluru at 8.35 am and landing there at 11.05 am.
The return flight, 6E 2279, will leave Bengaluru at 3.45 pm and reach Noida at 6.20 pm before departing for Lucknow at 6.55 pm and arriving there at 8 pm.
IndiGo said it will gradually introduce direct flights connecting Noida International Airport to more than 16 destinations across the country, including metro cities such as Bengaluru and Hyderabad, besides tier-2 and tier-3 cities like Amritsar, Chandigarh, Dharamsala, Jaipur, Lucknow, Navi Mumbai, Pantnagar and Srinagar.
The airline said bookings for the flights are being opened in phases through its website, mobile application and authorised travel partners.
Aloke Singh, Chief Strategy Officer of IndiGo, said the airline was pleased to announce the launch of operations from Noida International Airport.
"Strategically positioned on the Yamuna Expressway, Noida International Airport will be the new gateway for western Uttar Pradesh alongside the NCR. As we continue to expand our operations, we remain committed to delivering affordable, on-time and hassle-free travel experiences," Singh said.
IndiGo said the airport is expected to emerge as a major domestic aviation hub and will strengthen connectivity between Delhi-NCR and western Uttar Pradesh through integrated road and rail infrastructure.
