Jharkhand: BJP MPs Nishikant Dubey, Manoj Tiwari among 9 booked for trespassing on Deoghar airport

DN Bureau

An FIR has been lodged on Saturday against MP BJP MPs Nishikant Dubey, Manoj Tiwari and seven others after they allegedly forced officials at Deoghar airport in Jharkhand to clear their chartered flight for take-off. Read more on Dynamite News:

BJP MPs Nishikant Dubey and Manoj Tiwari (File Photo)
BJP MPs Nishikant Dubey and Manoj Tiwari (File Photo)


Deoghar: An FIR has been lodged on Saturday against MP BJP MPs Nishikant Dubey, Manoj Tiwari and seven others after they allegedly forced officials at Deoghar airport in Jharkhand to clear their chartered flight for take-off.

According to the FIR, the case against the BJP leaders was registered based on a complaint by Suman Anan, DSP of the airport. Nine persons, including Nishikant Dubey, Manoj Tiwari and the airport director, have been charged with endangering the life or safety of others and criminal trespass.

On August 31, Lok Sabha MP from Godda Nishikant Dubey, his son Kanishk Kant Dubey, Mahikant Dubey, MP Manoj Tiwari, Mukesh Pathak, Devta Pandey, and Pintu Tiwari entered the high-security Air Traffic Control (ATC) at Deoghar airport without permission and used their influence to pressure officials to give clearance to their chartered plane.

However, the newly inaugurated airport is yet to be cleared for night operations. Flight services at the airport are currently allowed till 30 minutes before sunset. (with Agency inputs)










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