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Katrina Kaif Salman Khan and Rashmika Mandanna were clicked at the airport. Pics:
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Katrina Kaif Salman Khan and Rashmika Mandanna were clicked at the airport. Pics:

It has been quite an eventful week for some of our favourite celebrities as they travel in and out of Mumbai. On Wednesday night, Rashmika Mandanan was clicked at the airport in a chic casual look. She opted for a black tank top and pants paired with a jacket. Her no-makeup look was lovely as ever and she accessorised with a white bag.

In the early hours of Thursday, Salman Khan was seen at the airport. The actor wore a camouflage print shirt layered over a t-shirt. He paired the look with ripped blue jeans. Katrina Kaif was also clicked at the airport in the morning. The actress wore a white hoodie and dark blue jeans. The actress looked beautiful and accessorised with black shades.

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“Shahjahan Was With Bengal Cops”: Probe Agency After Strongman’s Arrest
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“Shahjahan Was With Bengal Cops”: Probe Agency After Strongman’s Arrest

Clad in a white shirt, white trousers and a grey jacket, Sandeshkhali strongman Sheikh Shahjahan reached a court in West Bengal this morning, hours after he was arrested in connection with a mob attack on a team of Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials last month. Followed by policemen, he strode into the court, his body language defiant as he wagged his fingers at media persons shouting out questions to him.

On the run for 55 days, Shahjahan is at the centre of serious allegations levelled by residents of Sandeshkhali, an island in Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district. The Trinamool strongman and his aides have been accused of land grab, extortion and intimidation. Allegations of sexual harassment have also come up.

Bengal police, which arrested Shahjahan yesterday, has said a Calcutta High Court order had tied their hands. The court had subsequently clarified that it has not stopped the state police or the ED or CBI from arresting him.

In his interaction with the media, senior Bengal police officer Supratim Sarkar questioned why the central agency did not arrest Shahjahan.

Sources from the ED have hit back, alleging that the pace of the strongman’s arrest shows that Shahjahan was with them.

“The High Court gives a clarification and Shahjahan is instantly arrested. This proves that he was with them. The court had paused action in one case. But why was Sheikh Shahjahan not arrested despite being named in three murder cases. He also faced a non-bailable warrant in connection with an attack on power department officials,” an ED officer said. “Why was he not arrested despite allegations of sexual harassment and land grab?”

An ED team was attacked by a huge mob on January 5 when it went to raid Shahjahan’s house in connection with a case of irregularities in ration distribution.

“We had information that there was a huge cache of arms and cash worth crores at his home. That’s why the mob attack was engineered and Shahjahan was helped to flee. The role of Bengal police and government in hiding away the arms, cash and Shahjahan’s phones must be investigated,” the official said.

The ED official said custodial interrogation of the strongman was required to get to the bottom of the alleged ration distribution scam and allegations of land grab. “We are watching the actions of Bengal police.”

Drawing fire over the allegations against Shahjahan and his aides, the ruling Trinamool Congress had said that a high court order was impeding the state police’s crackdown against the strongman.

“If the High Court ties the hands of state administration (then) what can be done? After the January 5 incident – when it was claimed ED officers were attacked – the central agency filed a complaint and the High Court ordered the constitution of a SIT with state police and central agencies,” Trinamool MP and general secretary Abhishek Banerjee said on Sunday.

“Around 10-12 days later, ED appealed for stay in the High Court. The plea was accepted. This means they did not want any investigation, arrest, summons, or interrogation,” he added. The Trinamool leader, who is the nephew of party chief and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, had insisted that the state government was not shielding the strongman. He had pointed to the arrests of Shahjahan’s aides Uttam Sardar and Shibu Hazra.

The court later clarified that it had not barred the state police from arresting the strongman. “We clarify there is no stay on arrest in any proceeding. There is only a first information report and he (Shahjahan) has been named as an accused. He is absconding. Obviously he needs to be arrested,” the court had said.

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Air India Fined Rs 30 Lakh After Passenger, Not Given Wheelchair, Dies
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Air India Fined Rs 30 Lakh After Passenger, Not Given Wheelchair, Dies

Air India has been fined Rs 30 lakh after a 80-year-old passenger died at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport while walking from the plane to the terminal as he was not provided a wheelchair. The incident took place on February 16.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) took swift action, issuing a show-cause notice to Air India, demanding a response within seven days. After reveiwing the response, the regulator found Air India guilty and imposed a fine of Rs 30 lakh.

The airline said that the passenger’s wife had been provided a wheelchair and staff had asked him to wait while they arranged another one. But he instead chose to walk to the terminal with his wife.

“One of our guests flying from New York to Mumbai on 12th February fell ill while proceeding to clear immigration with his wife, who was in a wheelchair. Due to heavy demand for wheelchairs, we had requested the passenger to wait till he was also provided with wheelchair assistance but he opted to walk along with his spouse,” Air India said.

Upon examination, DGCA found that Air India had not complied with the norms which specifically addresses the “Carriage by Air – Persons with Disability (Divyangjan) and/or Persons with Reduced Mobility.” This failure to adhere to the regulations outlined in Aircraft Rules, 1937, prompted the fine on the airline.

The DGCA has also issued an advisory to all airlines stressing the need to ensure an adequate number of wheelchairs for passengers requiring assistance during embarking or disembarking from the aircraft.

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