Mangaluru: Airline Air India Express has taken action on Friday, suspending cabin crew member Praveen Chowgale, who is accused in the recent murder of four members of a family in Nejaru, Udupi.

Expressing shock over the incident a spokesperson of the Air India Express stated, "We are deeply shocked by the news of the incident. We offer our support to the officers investigating the matter and also to the bereaved family. In the backdrop of this incident, we are suspending the accused in the case from employment with the company with immediate effect."

Praveen Chowgale, an Air India Express staffer stabbed to death his colleague Ainaz out of “Possessiveness and Animosity,” subsequently killing her mother Hasina and her siblings Afnan and Asim on Sunday morning ( November 12).

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Bengaluru, Aug 13 (PTI): Customs officials at Kempegowda International Airport near Devanahalli said they had seized several exotic and protected reptiles, including snakes, from a passenger who arrived from Bangkok.

The seizure was made on Tuesday during luggage screening, when reptiles were found packed in boxes concealed inside the passenger’s baggage, they said.

The animals, smuggled illegally into the country, were confiscated, and the passenger is under investigation.

The seized reptiles have been handed over to the Forest Department for further action, they added.

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