Parliament in Standstill, IndiGo Engine Fire, Fake Embassy Busted & More

Indian Parliament was brought to a standstill for the third consecutive day due to opposition demands for a discussion on Bihar electoral rolls. Meanwhile, a major air scare was averted when an IndiGo flight aborted takeoff after one of its engines caught fire. UP STF arrested a man for operating a fake embassy in Ghaziabad, and India responded to a UK report claiming British victims of an Air India Flight crash were wrongly identified.

The Indian Parliament's Monsoon Session has been disrupted for the third consecutive day as opposition parties demand a discussion on the Bihar electoral rolls. Meanwhile, a major air scare was averted when an IndiGo flight aborted takeoff after one of its engines caught fire. Additionally, the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) arrested a man for operating a fake embassy in Ghaziabad, and India responded to a UK report claiming British victims of an Air India Flight crash were wrongly identified.

The Opposition, including leaders from Congress, DMK, TMC, Samajwadi Party, and others, protested against the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. They alleged that the exercise was aimed at disenfranchising voters ahead of the assembly elections. The protests led to adjournments in both houses of Parliament, highlighting the ongoing tensions between the government and the Opposition [1].

An IndiGo flight from Ahmedabad to Diu, with 60 passengers on board, aborted takeoff when one of the engines caught fire. The incident happened during the takeoff roll, and the passengers were immediately evacuated. The aircraft had begun its takeoff roll when the pilot sent a "Mayday" call to the air traffic control. The incident comes after another IndiGo flight operating from Goa to Indore encountered a technical snag just before landing on Monday [2].

The Uttar Pradesh Police's Special Task Force has unearthed a fake embassy operating in Ghaziabad and has arrested a man who ran the "consulate" while claiming to be a diplomat of a non-existent "West Arctica." The accused, Harsh Vardhan Jain, was arrested on Tuesday and is suspected to be involved in brokering deals by falsely promising job placements abroad and running a hawala racket. The STF recovered Rs 44.7 lakh in cash, foreign currency, and 18 fake diplomatic number plates during the raid [3].

India has responded to a UK report claiming British victims of an Air India Flight crash were wrongly identified. The Indian government has stated that the report is baseless and that the victims were identified correctly. The government has also called for a thorough investigation into the report's allegations [4].

References:
[1] https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-bloc-mps-protest-in-parliament-complex-against-sir-exercise-in-bihar/article69845683.ece
[2] https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/rajya-sabha-monsoon-session-day-3-opposition-demands-answers-on-bihar-electoral-rolls-and-crash/videoshow/122851179.cms
[3] https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ahmedabaddiu-indigo-flight-aborts-takeoff-after-engine-catches-fire-101753265529639.html
[4] https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/uttar-pradesh/up-stf-busts-fake-embassy-in-ghaziabad-man-running-west-arctica-consulate-held/article69845747.ece