The court had examined a mechanical report from the police and technical experts, following which it ordered the release of the luxury vehicle with conditions.

Videos from the airport showed the fliers – many of whom were travelling from Karnataka on a planned 10-day Nepal tour – gathering near the immigration area at Terminal 2 and raising slogans against the airline.

The Maharashtra government has suspended an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer and the joint director of the state’s pollution control body for not attending important meetings to brief a state minister on critical matters.