Toy vendor One Stop Sales said in an Instagram post that the thieves took all of the store’s inventory and trashed the establishment.

The long message, which appeared to be pre-written, was posted by supposedly al-Sharif’s friend after his death was confirmed.

Air India refuted Congress MP KC Venugopal’s account of a harrowing flight, stating the diversion to Chennai was due to a suspected technical issue and poor weather, not another aircraft on the runway. Venugopal dismissed Air India’s explanation, demanding an inquiry and alleging the airline was lying. BJP’s Amit Malviya called the matter serious, highlighting the contradiction and demanding accountability.