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India Today
2 days ago
- India Today
Air India Delhi-Kolkata flight aborts take-off due to technical snag
A Delhi-Kolkata Air India flight carrying 160 passengers aborted take-off at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in Delhi on Monday after a technical issue was detected during the take-off roll, an Air India spokesperson confirmed. The flight, AI 2403, was subsequently halted for mandatory safety cockpit crew decided to discontinue the take-off in adherence to Standard Operating Procedures. The airline confirmed that all passengers onboard the flight were safely disembarked following the AI 2403 operating from Delhi to Kolkata on 21 July 2025 has been rescheduled to depart later this evening, necessitated by a technical issue detected during the take-off roll. The cockpit crew decided to discontinue the take-off, following Standard Operating Procedures. All passengers have disembarked and our ground colleagues in Delhi are extending support to them,' said an Air India spokesperson. Flight AI 2403 is rescheduled for departure later this in the day, an Air India flight from Kochi veered off the runway while landing at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport early Monday morning, as heavy rain battered the city AI 2744, an Airbus A320 (VT-TYA), was arriving from Kochi when it experienced what officials described as a "runway excursion" shortly after touchdown. Visuals from the scene showed partial damage to one of the aircraft's engines.- EndsTune InMust Watch
Indian Express
5 days ago
- Business
- Indian Express
Kolkata airport gets DigiYatra facility for contactless travel
A DigiYatra facility was inaugurated at Kolkata's Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport on Thursday, marking a significant stride in contactless travel. The service is specifically designed to streamline the experience for domestic transfer passengers. The facility was inaugurated by passengers in the presence of PR Beuria, Airport Director, Airports Authority of India (AAI), along with other senior AAI officials. The DigiYatra facility was first officially launched for general domestic passengers at the Kolkata airport on March 31, 2023. Kolkata was part of the second phase of DigiYatra implementation in India, following the initial launch at Delhi, Bengaluru, and Varanasi airports in December 2022. 'The latest addition leverages facial recognition technology to facilitate faster passenger movement, significantly reducing processing times and enhancing security,' said an official.
Hindustan Times
30-06-2025
- Hindustan Times
Gurugram: 24-year-old woman arrested for ₹2.9 crore cyber fraud at IGI airport
Jun 30, 2025 11:48 PM IST A 24-year-old woman was arrested on Sunday at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport for allegedly defrauding an octogenarian woman of ₹ 2.92 crore in December last said the woman worked for a Chinese cybercrime gang in Cambodia. Amit Sharma, station house officer of the cybercrime police station (east), said a look out circular was issued against the woman two months back. (Representational image) The accused, Khushbu, is a resident of Mahuvaria in Gujarat's Surat. She travelled to Dubai in November 2023 to work for a private firm and later shifted to Cambodia in August last year to work for a cyber fraud call centre named Mango Park in the country's capital Phnom Penh. Amit Sharma, station house officer of the cybercrime police station (east), said a look out circular was issued against the woman two months back after the Gurugram resident complained of the fraud. 'She was detained at the IGI airport soon after she landed from Cambodia to reach Surat. She used to get USD 700 per month as salary from the call centre,' he said. Khushbu told police that several other Indians are working at the call centre. Investigators said that Khushbu had called the woman, a resident of Sector 25 in DLF Phase 2, posing as a CBI official and told her that her Aadhaar Card details were used in fraudulent transactions. Officials said the victim was kept under digital arrest for several days and she was made to transfer ₹ 2.92 crore in various bank accounts. The woman then got a complaint registered on December 4 last year. Priyanshu Dewan, ACP (cybercrime) said Khushbu told them that there were several such call centres running in Phnom Penh and other parts of Cambodia which are solely for committing cyber crimes in India.
The Print
28-06-2025
- The Print
Iranian woman admits to duping US citizen at airport with absconding husband, similar thefts across Delhi
Singh had registered an FIR at the IGI Airport Police Station on 21 June, stating that on the night of 20 June, he was approached by an Iranian couple, along with a child, while he was unloading his luggage from a bus near departure gate 7 of the airport. The woman has been identified as Fatemah Akbari and the victim as Baldev Singh, who hails from Hoshiarpur in Punjab, but has been residing in the US since 2001, the police said in a statement. New Delhi: A 52-year-old Iranian woman was arrested from a guesthouse in Saket in Delhi Thursday for allegedly duping an Indian-origin US citizen of $700 in currency notes at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport. The couple, he said, claimed to be heading towards Dubai and struck a light-hearted conversation with him. On learning that he was travelling to the US, they requested Singh to show their child an Indian currency note. Accepting their request, he handed the child a Rs 50 note. The couple then asked to see US currency notes. Relying on their good intentions, Singh took out a bundle of nine $100 notes from his side bag and showed it to them. The couple took the notes, showed them to the child, and appeared to have returned the same bundle. However, on inspecting the notes later, Singh discovered that seven notes from the centre of the bundle had been replaced with five Rs 500 currency notes. The returned bundle had only two $100 notes at the top and bottom, according to the FIR registered under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections relating to cheating. A special investigation team led by inspector Sushil Goyal, SHO, IGI Airport, was formed under the supervision of Additional Commissioner of Police (IGI Airport) Usha Rangnani to crack down on the case. According to details of the probe in Rangnani's statement, the team examined CCTV footage outside the airport and identified the vehicle used by the accused: a Renault Triber car registered under the name of Beena, a resident of Vikaspuri. Further inquiry revealed an address linked to the CRPF Mahila Battalion registered for the vehicle. The team, upon visiting the address, found no record of Beena Kaur, but, on checking traffic challans for the vehicle, found a phone number. The inactive number was found registered under the name of Param Singh, Beena's husband. On further probe, the police found that the car had been rented to an Iranian family in February this year. Their contact number, shared with the car-owner, was found switched off, but the police managed to trace the car's GPS location to a guesthouse in Saket. The police team rushed there and apprehended Fatemah Akbari, but her husband, Mojtaba Zolfaghari, also an accused in the matter, managed to escape. According to the ACP's statement, Fatemah during questioning admitted to have been involved in the crime. She told the police that the couple were facing financial hardship and thus formulated a strategy to target foreign nationals at various locations such as Lajpat Nagar, Connaught Place, Khan Market, and the airport on various pretext. The statement said Fatemah also disclosed that she and her husband had been involved in similar cheating and theft cases registered at police stations in Lajpat Nagar, Vasant Kunj, RK Puram and Gurugram. The ACP stated that the couple hails from Tehran and are refugee status holders under the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Efforts are on to nab the absconding accused, examine their bank accounts and track possible involvement in similar cases. (Edited by Nida Fatima Siddiqui) Also Read: How Hindutva activist 'tricked' man into paying Rs 5-cr for poll ticket with 'paid actors & a swami'
Indian Express
26-06-2025
- Indian Express
Iranian woman held for duping US national of USD 700 at Delhi airport
A 52-year-old Iranian woman was arrested at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport for allegedly cheating a US citizen of USD 700 through an elaborate currency swap scam. The accused, Fatemah Akbari, was arrested from a guest house in Saket following a police probe. Her husband and co-accused, Mojtaba Zolfaghari, is on the run, police said. The case came to light when Baldev Singh, a 70-year-old US citizen of Indian origin, filed a complaint at the IGI Airport Police Station. The incident took place on the night of June 20 when Singh was going to board a flight to the United States. Singh said he was approached by a couple with a child near one of the departure gates. The pair engaged him in friendly conversation and asked to see Indian currency, allegedly to show their child. Singh obliged by handing over a Rs 50 note. The couple then asked to see US dollars. Trusting them, he showed them nine $100 notes from his bag. The couple returned the notes after showing them to the child. It was later that Singh discovered only two genuine notes remained, while the rest had been swapped with Rs 500 Indian currency notes sandwiched between dollar bills to create an illusion of authenticity. The FIR was registered on June 21 under sections 318(4) and 3(5) of the BNS, and a special investigation team was formed. Sharing details of the probe, Additional Commissioner of Police (IGI Airport), Usha Rangnani, said, 'The team analysed CCTV footage outside the airport and the vehicle used by the suspects was identified and traced. It was found registered in the name of one Beena, a resident of Vikaspuri. While the mobile number linked to the car was found inactive, the registered address was the Mahila Battalion of the CRPF at Vikaspuri. However, on visiting the CRPF Battalion, no Beena Kaur was found posted there,' the ACP said. Police finally found that the phone number, though inactive, was in the name of a man called Param Singh. 'Beena was finally traced and examined. She said she is posted in the CRPF and Param Singh is her husband,' Rangnani said. 'Further examination revealed that the car was leased to an Iranian family in February 2025. However, the contact number available for the family was found to be switched off,' added Rangnani. Police then tracked the car's GPS location to Saket. 'The raiding team rushed to Saket, and based on local enquiry, it was found that the user of the offending car was staying in a guest house,' said Additional CP Rangnani. Police nabbed Akbari from the guest house. During questioning, the accused allegedly admitted to the fraud. According to police, Akbari and her husband struggled financially and devised a plan to target foreign nationals at locations such as the airport, Connaught Place, Khan Market, and Lajpat Nagar. She told police that her husband had a history of involvement in similar cases across multiple police jurisdictions, including Lajpat Nagar, RK Puram, and Gurgaon. According to police, Akbari holds refugee status under the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and is originally from Tehran. She remains in police custody, and efforts are underway to apprehend her husband. Police are probing the couple's financial transactions and looking into their links to similar scams in Delhi-NCR.
