Senior Army officer assaults SpiceJet staff over excess baggage fee at Srinagar Airport
Four employees severely injured; airline demands action, initiates no-fly ban
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Srinagar: A senior Army officer has been accused of brutally assaulting four SpiceJet employees at Srinagar Airport after he was asked to pay for excess baggage. The shocking incident, which occurred on July 26 at the boarding gate for flight SG-359 to Delhi, came to public attention after a disturbing video of the assault was posted online.
In the video shared by journalist Tarun Shukla on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), a man wearing a red T-shirt is seen violently attacking an airline staff member using a queue stand as a weapon. SpiceJet later confirmed the incident in an official statement, revealing that some of the assaulted staff suffered a spinal fracture and serious jaw injuries from the attack.
There is road rage, and now there is often - air rage
— Tarun Shukla (@shukla_tarun) August 3, 2025
A passenger beats up a @flyspicejet staffer using whatever he could find then @CISFHQrs enters & someone slaps passenger. Full drama
Important to know why he did this (massive delay?)#NoFlyList incoming?
@DGCAIndia
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Never seen such a horrific beating of the airline staff ever
— Tarun Shukla (@shukla_tarun) August 3, 2025
Hear one of them very seriously injured at Srinagar airport by this passenger (see his video)
Hope the airline supports him all the way
Passenger placed on no-fly list, said to be a military official @adgpi
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The airline said the officer had carried baggage weighing more than twice the permitted limit. When he refused to pay the extra charges and attempted to force his way onto the flight, CISF personnel intervened and escorted him back to the boarding gate. It was there that the officer became physically aggressive, launching a sustained assault on the ground crew.
"Even after one of the staff members collapsed unconscious, the assault continued with punches, repeated kicks, and the use of a queue stand," the airline stated.
An FIR has been lodged, and SpiceJet has begun proceedings to place the officer on a no-fly list. The airline has also written to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, describing the incident as a “murderous assault” and urging immediate action against the accused.
The injured employees are currently undergoing treatment in a hospital.
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Hospital wall collapse: CM orders suspension of executive engineer; kin of victims get solatium
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday ordered the immediate suspension of an executive engineer for the Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital wall collapse that claimed the lives of seven people, during a high-level review meeting at Vidhana Soudha.
A compensation of Rs 5 lakh, as announced by the CM Siddaramaiah, was distributed to the families of seven victims who lost their lives in the tragedy on Wednesday evening, which occurred due to heavy downpour with gusty winds and hailstorm.
The meeting of municipal commissioners of the five corporations, chaired by the chief minister and attended by Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, focused on fixing accountability and examining lapses that led to the tragedy.
"Why was soil dumped in a way that damaged the wall? Why did you not monitor this?" Siddaramaiah asked, pulling up hospital authorities during the meeting.
A statement from the chief minister's office said that the CM ordered the immediate suspension of the executive engineer of the Karnataka Health Systems Development Project (KHSDP).
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He also questioned the hospital authorities, asking why they failed to monitor the dumping of soil that weakened the structure.
The chief minister directed that a notice be issued to the head of the Hospital.
During the meeting, Siddaramaiah said the rains had caused extensive damage in the city, with over 250 trees uprooted.
The Chief Minister instructed officials to take necessary measures before the onset of the monsoon to avoid untoward incidents.
Commissioners of all five municipal zones in Bengaluru have been asked to take precautionary steps, including trimming dry and dangerous tree branches, the CMO said.
Siddaramaiah also directed them to get the silt cleared from stormwater drains to prevent flooding, and that immediate action be taken to remove debris and fallen branches from roads.
Further, he instructed that barricades be placed at underpasses where water stagnates and restricts public movement.
The Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) Chief Commissioner M Maheshwar Rao said in a statement that Shivajinagar MLA Rizwan Arshad distributed compensation cheques of Rs 5 lakh each to the families of the deceased on Thursday.
Seven people, including a six-year-old girl, were killed and seven others injured when the compound wall collapsed amid heavy rain, strong winds and a hailstorm on Wednesday evening.
Police said the victims, comprising three from Bengaluru, two from Kerala on a study tour and one each from Uttar Pradesh and Assam, had taken shelter near the wall when it suddenly gave way, trapping them under the debris.
The chief minister questioned officials over the dumping of soil near the wall despite knowing it could weaken the structure, and directed that a notice be issued to the head of Bowring Hospital.
Siddaramaiah, who had visited the spot soon after the incident along with senior officials, reviewed the situation and ordered a detailed probe into the collapse.
