Teknath Sitaula, general manager of Tribhuvan International Airport, said, "The Turkish Airlines with flight number 'THY-727' caught fire within four minutes of the take-off, the right engine caught fire. The flight took off at 1:28 PM (Local Time).”
During a recent address, Lt Gen Rahul R Singh revealed that China gave Pakistan real-time inputs during Operation Sindoor. He said India faced a coordinated threat from Pakistan, China, and Turkey, calling China’s involvement a case of "killing with a borrowed knife."
Following Operation Sindoor, Indians had called for a strong boycott of Turkey due to its support to Pakistan. Turkey supported Pakistan by providing it drones and other military equipment.
TKP-ML, which is active in Turkey, criticised the Indian government, describing it as "fascist Brahmanical Hindutva RSS-BJP Regime" for killing Basavaraju.
Indigo has been granted a one-time last and final extension of three months up to August 2025 for the "damp-leased" aircraft from Turkish Airlines, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said on Friday.