West Bengal government officials with support of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stopped Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials from carrying out searches and seizing material linked to the ED’s investigation into an alleged coal smuggling scam.

Mamata Banerjee said ordinary voters were being subjected to coercive hearings over minor issues such as spelling errors or small age discrepancies.

The pilot of a nine-seater IndiaOne Air flight carrying six passengers from Bhubaneswar issued a “mayday” call before crash landing in an open area in Rourkela.