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Sunday 26 April 2015

Hijack scare on Dubai-Hyderabad Air India flight

Hyderabad: High drama was witnessed on board an Air India Dubai-Hyderabad flight on Tuesday after a youth reportedly threatened to hijack the aircraft.

A youth named Yousuf, 35, was flying from Dubai when he initiated conversation with an airhostess on the flight. During conversation, he used the words hijack and hostage following which the airhostess alerted the pilot of the aircraft.


Police inspector T Sudhakar, attached to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, said Yousuf, the accused, worked with a drilling company in Dubai and was coming to Hyderabad to meet his family.

The pilot alerted the Air Traffic Control about the incident and the aircraft landed at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. Upon landing, the youth was swiftly taken into custody by the CISF personnel and was taken to the Cyberabad police headquarters.
21/04/15 PTI/Deccan ChronicleRepresentational image (Photo: PTI)

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