US EditionMissing After Viral IndiGo Slap Incident. Assam Man Found at Railway Station: What Happened to Him? How Was He Tracked?
ASSAM, AUG 3 – Hussain Ahmed Majumdar was slapped during a panic attack on an IndiGo flight and missed his connecting flight, later found unwell at Barpeta railway station nearly 800 km from Kolkata, police said.
- On August 3, 2025, authorities located Hussain Ahmed Majumdar, 32, at Barpeta Railway Station in Assam, nearly 800 km from Kolkata.
- Amid mid-air distress, Majumdar suffered a panic attack on IndiGo flight 6E-138 and was allegedly slapped by Hafijul Rahman, worsening the situation.
- The incident's video circulated widely online, prompting the family to file a missing persons report and Hafijul Rahman to be detained and handed over to Kolkata Police.
- In response, IndiGo said `The safety and well-being of our customers and crew remain our foremost priority...`, and Rahman has been banned from all flights.
- Meanwhile, the family has warned of a protest if justice is not delivered, and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation will review Rahman’s status for a no-fly list.
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Missing after viral IndiGo slap incident. Assam man found at railway station: What happened to him? How was he tracked?
Hossain Ahmed Mazumdar, 32, had reportedly suffered a panic attack on board an Indigo flight on Thursday. He was slapped by a fellow passenger, a video of which had recently gone viral.
IndiGo Slap-Gate: Hussain Ahmed Majumdar, Who Went Missing After Being Slapped by Fellow Passenger During Mid-Air Panic Attack on Mumbai-Kolkata Flight 6E138, Found at Railway Station in Assam | 📰 LatestLY
Hussain Ahmed Majumdar, who went missing after being slapped on IndiGo flight 6E138 by a fellow passenger during a mid-air panic attack, was located nearly 800 kilometres away from Kolkata at a railway station in Assam’s Barpeta district. In response to the incident, IndiGo has issued a statement condemning the onboard assault and has imposed a flying ban on the attacker. 📰 IndiGo Slap-Gate: Hussain Ahmed Majumdar, Who Went Missing After Being …
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Slapped On Flight, He Went Missing, Then Found At Railway Station
The man who was slapped by a fellow passenger after suffering a panic attack mid-flight and then went missing has been found at a railway station in Assam's Barpeta, nearly 800 km from Kolkata, where the flight had landed.
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