BRS leaders KT Rama Rao and T Harish Rao congratulated Telangana archer Taniparthi Chikitha for winning two gold medals in women's compound team and mixed team events. Rama Rao also praised pilot Smit Machhar for reportedly averting a potential flydubai disaster after an alleged mid-air attack by a co-pilot.
Investigators were probing the identity and motive of an Omani copilot accused of stabbing Indian Captain Smit Machchhar aboard flydubai flight FZ1073. The aircraft suffered a steep descent before landing in Saudi Arabia, while passengers helped restrain the copilot and stabilise the flight
