The incident involved the flight’s Omani co-pilot, Hamam al-Hammami, who allegedly attacked Smit Machchhar with an axe inside the cockpit in an attempt to seize control of the aircraft and bring it down

“Our Embassy in the UAE has been in regular touch with his family, his doctors, and hospital and local authorities there, so as to get the latest update about his health,” said MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal