PoliticsPhoto: NDTV BusinessNIA Investigates Mid-Air Attack on Flydubai Pilot as Possible Conspiracy
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered a case to probe a suspected conspiracy behind the mid-air attack on Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar aboard a flydubai flight to Israel on September 30, 2026. The FIR names the Omani first officer as the accused for stabbing Machchhar in an attempted hijack. Passengers and crew subdued the attacker, and the plane landed safely in Saudi Arabia. The NIA invoked anti-hijacking and unlawful activities laws to investigate the incident.
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