E. Punjab CM's plane flies over PM House

Published February 10, 2004

NEW DELHI, Feb 9: East Punjab chief minister's official plane intruded on Monday into the restricted airspace over Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's official residence, triggering a security scare.

Chief Minister Amrinder Singh's five-seater plane circled at low-altitude inside the no-fly-zone in the evening before veering to land nearby at the defunct Safdarjung airport, police officials said. -AFP