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Flydubai Terror Scare, Navy Honey-Trap, Assam Espionage Rock India
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News18•05-10-2026, 13:26
Flydubai Terror Scare, Navy Honey-Trap, Assam Espionage Rock India
- •A Flydubai flight experienced a terror scare when Omani co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami allegedly attacked Indian Captain Smit Machchhar, causing the aircraft to plunge 16,000 feet before control was regained.
- •Indian counter-intelligence agencies are on high alert after a Navy sailor, Pradeep Mukherjee, was arrested in Coimbatore for alleged links to a Pakistani intelligence operative in a honey-trap case.
- •Assam Police arrested two individuals, including a retired Army jawan, in an alleged Pakistan-linked espionage network accused of passing sensitive security-force movement information.
- •The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of recent rape cases in Delhi-NCR, calling for intensified surveillance and stronger public-safety measures.
- •Political developments include CJP's Abhijeet Dipke demanding a freeze on the SIR electoral-roll exercise and a Vigilance probe in Kerala linked to CEC Gyanesh Kumar's past role.
Key Questions Answered
During a September 30 flight, Omani co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami allegedly attacked Indian Captain Smit Machchhar. The aircraft plunged roughly 16,000 feet in about 30 seconds before control was regained with the help of passengers and off-duty pilots, and the UAE has officially described the incident as an attempted terrorist operation.
A 31-year-old sailor named Pradeep Mukherjee was arrested at INS Agrani in Coimbatore after investigators discovered links to a Pakistani intelligence operative.
Assam Police arrested two people in an alleged Pakistan-linked espionage network, including a Bihar resident named Abhishek Kumar Singh and a retired Army jawan working on contract.
