Mangaluru: District Minister UT Khader said that the station officers would be held responsible for mob attacks as there was a need to control such attacks in the district.

Speaking to 'Varthabharati' on rising group clashes, here on Sunday, the minister said that he has directed the Mangaluru city police commissioner to take mob attacks seriously. The state government has sanctioned more vehicles to check criminal activities. It was the responsibility of the police to conduct patrolling in the district. Accused should be traced immediately, he said.

Disciplinary action would be taken against station officers and stringent action would be taken against those who disturb peace in the society by spreading rumours and threatening, Minister Khader said.

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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.