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Verified timeline, 14 Jan 2026 to 2 Oct 2026. Every entry is confirmed by independent sources, listed at the foot of the page.

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Flydubai FZ1073 attack on captain: NIA registers hijack case.

2 Oct 2026

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  1. Disasters

    Flydubai FZ1073 attack on captain: NIA registers hijack case1

    An Omani first officer allegedly stabbed Indian captain Smit Machchhar on flydubai flight 1073 from Dubai on 30 September, near the Jordan-Saudi border. India's NIA registered a case on 10 October under the Anti-Hijacking Act and UAPA.

    • Flydubai flight 1073 left Dubai on 30 September 2026 with 174 passengers and six crew, bound for Israel
    • The FIR says the Omani first officer stabbed Captain Smit Machchhar, an Indian, in the cockpit in an apparent attempt to hijack or crash the aircraft
    • The incident occurred in Saudi airspace near the Jordan-Saudi border
    • NIA registered a case on 10 October 2026 under Section 3 of the Anti-Hijacking Act and the UAPA
  2. Appointments

    Sundarraj Pattilingam appointed NIA Inspector General234

    MHA order of 16 June 2026 appointed Sundarraj Pattilingam as Inspector General in the NIA. He is a 2003-batch Chhattisgarh-cadre IPS officer. Served about 14 years in the Bastar region, nearly seven as IG, Bastar Range.

    • MHA order of 16 June 2026 appointed Sundarraj Pattilingam as Inspector General in the NIA
    • He is a 2003-batch Chhattisgarh-cadre IPS officer
    • Served about 14 years in the Bastar region, nearly seven as IG, Bastar Range
    • Badrinarayan Meena succeeded him in Bastar on 1 July
  3. Supreme Court

    NIA court sentences Asiya Andrabi to life imprisonment5678

    A special NIA court in Delhi on 24 March 2026 sentenced Kashmiri separatist Asiya Andrabi to life imprisonment for terror offences; she had been convicted on 14 January.

    • Delhi's special NIA court (Karkardooma) sentenced Dukhtaran-e-Millat founder Asiya (Aasiya) Andrabi to life imprisonment on 24 March 2026
    • Convicted on 14 January 2026 for conspiracy, waging war against India and membership of a banned organisation under UAPA
    • Associates Fehmeeda and Nasreen got 30 years each
    • Appeals pending in the Delhi High Court
  4. Appointments

    New heads named for BSF, ITBP and NIA91011

    The government appointed Praveen Kumar as BSF Director General, Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor as ITBP DG and Rakesh Aggarwal as NIA Director General on 14 January.

    • ACC approved the appointments on 14 January 2026 (MHA orders dated 15 January)
    • Praveen Kumar (1993 IPS) as DG BSF until 30 September 2030; he was ITBP chief
    • Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor (1990 IPS, Haryana cadre) as DG ITBP until 31 October 2026
    • Rakesh Aggarwal (1994 IPS, Himachal cadre) as DG NIA until 31 August 2028

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Sources

  1. The Hindu
  2. The Hitavada
  3. ETV Bharat
  4. Deccan Chronicle
  5. Scroll.in
  6. WION
  7. Bar and Bench
  8. Al Jazeera
  9. Ministry of Home Affairs / IPS (official)
  10. Ministry of Home Affairs / IPS (official)
  11. Kashmir Despatch