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  • Diamonds worth Rs 1.69 crore seized at Mangaluru Airport

    Diamonds worth Rs 1.69 crore seized at Mangaluru Airport

    The customs officers seized 306.21 carat diamonds of different sizes from a passenger at Mangaluru International Airport. The value of the seized diamond is Rs 1.69 crore.

    Customs official said that during the pre-embarkation security check of passengers at the Mangaluru International Airport, the CISF personnel intercepted a passenger bound to Dubai and found two pouches concealed in his underpants on the suspicion that they contained precious stones.

    The passenger hailing from Kasaragod was offloaded and handed over by CISF to the customs officers at the airport for further investigation.

    The two pouches contained 13 smaller packets with diamonds of different sizes.

  • Indigo flight suffers bird hit, take-off aborted at Mangaluru airport

    Indigo flight suffers bird hit, take-off aborted at Mangaluru airport

    BENGALURU: Major tragedy was averted at the Mangaluru International Airport in Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada district when a Dubai-bound Indigo flight suffered a bird hit while taking off on Thursday.

    According to sources at the airport, the incident happened at 8.30 a.m. and caused panic among the passengers. The flight was going from Mangaluru to Dubai.

    One of the wings got hit by a bird when the flight had crossed the taxiway and was all set to take off. The pilot immediately informed the Air Traffic Control (ATC) about the incident and cancelled the take off, sources said.

    The authorities made alternate arrangements for the passengers to fly to Dubai. The flight is being inspected by the technicians, according to sources.More details are yet to emerge regarding the incident.

    -IANS