Ex-army officer held for threatening in Dawood Ibrahim's name
Bengaluru, Feb 3: Vivekanagar police station police arrested a retired army officer here on charges of threatening and demanding money from a person in the name of underworld fugitive don Dawood Ibrahim's associate.
The arrested accused has been identified as Ekambar (52) of Begur in the city. It is said that he had worked in the army as an officer for 17 years and after his retirement, he has been working as painting contractor.
He has introduced himself to Ashwini who is running a restaurant at ASC Centre at Vivekanagar. In order to make money, he opened his WhatsApp account in his name in other's mobile phone, it is said.
As preplanned, he called Ashwini on January 25 morning and introduced himself as a close side of Dawood Ibrahim and came to Bengaluru three months ago. Later he threatened her that they would kill her brother Pawan and other family members if she has not given Rs 1 crore ransom. A case was registered at Vivekanagar police station. Police made Ashwini to call him and she would give Rs 50 lakh instead of Rs 1 crore. After taking a suitcase to the place where he asked her to come, the police managed to arrest him, police said.
He has involved in such activities in order to leads luxury life, a senior police officer said.
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Air India Express flight from Bengaluru to Kochi makes emergency landing
Bengaluru(PTI): An Air India Express flight from Bengaluru to Kochi made an emergency landing at Bengaluru after a fire was noticed in one of the engines, the Bangalore International Airport Limited said on Sunday.
All the passengers and crew were evacuated and no one was injured, Air India Express said in a statement. According to sources, the fire was noticed minutes after the take off.
The crew members alerted the Air Traffic Controller and a full scale emergency was declared.
Soon after emergency landing at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru, the fire was extinguished.
"On May 18, 2024, IX 1132 from Bengaluru to Kochi made an emergency landing at BLR Airport at 2312 hrs, due to a reported fire in one of the engines," a spokesperson of the BIAL, which manages KIA, said in a statement.
A full-scale emergency was declared, and the fire was promptly extinguished upon landing. All 179 passengers and six crew members have been successfully evacuated from the aircraft, the Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) spokesperson said.
An Air India Express spokesperson said that due to suspected flames from the right engine after takeoff, the Bengaluru- Kochi flight 'elected' to return and carried out a precautionary landing at Bengaluru . The ground services also reported flames, resulting in an evacuation.
"The crew accomplished an evacuation with no injuries to any guests. We regret the inconvenience this has caused and are working to provide alternative arrangements for our guests to reach their destination as soon as possible," it said.
"A thorough investigation with the regulator shall be accomplished to establish the cause,” it said.
