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Prayers for FlyDubai Pilot Smit Machchhar: Special Maha Mrityunjay Jaap at Somnath Temple
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News18•01-10-2026, 15:27
Prayers for FlyDubai Pilot Smit Machchhar: Special Maha Mrityunjay Jaap at Somnath Temple
- •A special Maha Mrityunjay Jaap was held at Gujarat’s Somnath temple for the recovery of FlyDubai captain Smit Machchhar.
- •Smit Machchhar was seriously injured during a reported cockpit attack aboard Flight FZ1073.
- •The injured Indian pilot is being moved from Saudi Arabia to the UAE for further medical treatment.
- •The Indian government is providing medical assistance for Machchhar's recovery.
- •The FlyDubai flight, traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv, was diverted to Saudi Arabia following the violent cockpit incident, with investigations ongoing.
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A special Maha Mrityunjay Jaap was organized at the Somnath temple in Gujarat to offer prayers for the recovery of FlyDubai captain Smit Machchhar, who suffered serious injuries in a cockpit attack.
The FlyDubai flight, which was traveling from Dubai to Tel Aviv, experienced a violent cockpit incident that forced it to divert to Saudi Arabia.
Captain Smit Machchhar is being moved from Saudi Arabia to the UAE for further medical treatment, with ongoing assistance from the Indian government.
