The National Investigation Agency has registered a case over the alleged cockpit attack on Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar aboard flydubai flight FZ1073. Officials quoted by PTI in the Times of India said the case was registered on October 9, marking a new investigative step after the September 30 incident.<\/p>\n
NDTV reported that the case invokes Section 3 of the Anti-Hijacking Act, 2016, along with the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. Its report said the Centre directed the agency to investigate the alleged attempt to hijack or crash the passenger aircraft.<\/p>\n
Sources: India Registers Case In flydubai Incident Under Anti-Hijacking, Terror Laws<\/a> \u00b7 India to probe attack on flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar: NIA files case under anti-hijacking law & UAPA<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n The flight was travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv, according to the Times of India. NDTV, citing the FIR, reported that it carried 174 passengers and six crew members.<\/p>\n The FIR alleges that the Omani first officer attacked Machchhar and that passengers and crew subsequently restrained the co-pilot. NDTV\u2019s account said other pilots aboard the aircraft then landed it safely in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, where authorities arrested the first officer. These details are allegations and accounts recorded in the investigation, rather than findings from a completed trial.<\/p>\n Sources: India Registers Case In flydubai Incident Under Anti-Hijacking, Terror Laws<\/a> \u00b7 India to probe attack on flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar: NIA files case under anti-hijacking law & UAPA<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n The Times of India reported that Machchhar received emergency treatment in Tabuk before being moved to Abu Dhabi for further care. It said the Ministry of External Affairs had reported an improvement in his condition following surgery.<\/p>\n The investigation still has questions to resolve. NDTV reported that the FIR does not establish a motive or identify additional people as participants in a conspiracy. Registration of the case begins the agency\u2019s inquiry; it does not by itself settle those questions or establish criminal guilt.<\/p>\n Sources: India Registers Case In flydubai Incident Under Anti-Hijacking, Terror Laws<\/a> \u00b7 India to probe attack on flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar: NIA files case under anti-hijacking law & UAPA<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n Prepared with AI assistance from the linked reporting. 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