BJP MLA Byrati Basavaraj taken into custody in connection with Biklu Shiva murder case
Bengaluru: The Devanahalli Police have reportedly taken former Minister and BJP MLA Byrati Basavaraj into custody at the Kempegowda International Airport on Thursday, February 12.
This comes hours after the Supreme Court denied the BJP MLA’s plea to grant him an anticipatory bail in the murder case of rowdy sheeter Biklu Shiva alias Shivakumar. The KR Pura MLA was named as the fifth accused in the case.
Biklu Shiva was allegedly killed by a gang in Bharathinagar on the night of July 15, 2025, reportedly over a business rivalry in the real estate sector. Shiva had over 12 criminal cases against him.
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Air India Express introduces late-night Bengaluru–Mangaluru service
International services at M’luru cancelled on March 7
Mangaluru: Air India Express will introduce a late-night daily flight service on the Bengaluru–Mangaluru–Bengaluru sector starting March 10, 2026.
According to the sources, flight IX 5971 will depart from Bengaluru at 9.25 pm and arrive in Mangaluru at 10.40 pm. The return flight, IX 5972, will depart from Mangaluru at 11.10 pm and reach Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru, at 12.20 am.
The additional service will operate daily and will remain in effect until March 28, 2026.
Meanwhile, Air India Express has cancelled all its scheduled international flights from Mangaluru International Airport (IXE) on March 7 due to the ongoing crisis in the Middle East.
The Bengaluru–Mangaluru sector already has multiple daily services. Apart from Air India Express, IndiGo also operates flights on this route.
