Manjeshwara: A gang barged into a home and assaulted the house owner and his wife at Angadipadavu near Hosangadi on previous night.

The victims have been identified as Syed Sarafuddin Thangal (36) and his wife Swaliha (31). They have been admitted to Kumble government Hospital.

According to Sarfuddin, he objected a group of youths who were consuming alcohol near Syed's quarters. Consequently, the group allegedly barged into his house and assaulted him and his wife.

The Manjeshwar police have registered a case against five accused on the charges of attempt to murder.

SDPI stages protest:

Condemning the attack on Sarfuddin, SDPI led a protest in Hosangadi. They urged for the immediate arrest of the accused.

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Tiruchirappalli (PTI): A Bengaluru bound Air India Express flight with about 137 passengers made an "emergency landing," here following a technical glitch, sources at the airport said.

The Thiruvananthapuram-Bengaluru service suffered the glitch mid-air, following which it made the safe landing here, the sources added.

All the passengers disembarked the flight and the technical crew was attending to the fault.

An Air India Express spokesperson said the flight "was diverted to Tiruchirappalli due to a technical issue."

"A replacement aircraft is being organised to operate the flight to Bengaluru. We are providing all administrative arrangements and regret the inconvenience caused to the travel schedule (of passengers)," the spokesperson added.