{
  "id": 16327556,
  "title": "Pilgrims from Karnataka stranded in Makkah: Haj Committee to move SC, says Khader",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/pilgrims-from-karnataka-stranded-in-makkah-haj-committee-to-move-sc",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T13:18:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/kannadiga-pilgrims-stranded-in-mecca-haj-committee-to-move-sc-says-khader/article71620073.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A large number of pilgrims from Karnataka are currently stranded in Makkah, according to Minister for Health, Minority Welfare, Haj and Waqf U.T. Khader. The Haj Committee plans to take legal action against the airlines involved, Khader announced. Speaking to reporters, Khader stated that around 600 to 800 pilgrims from the region had been left behind, despite return tickets booked with three airline companies - IndiGo, Akasa Air, and Air India Express. \"Those who took them there must take the responsibility to bring them back,\" he emphasized. Khader reported that flights from other countries were operating without any issues, but the airlines listed above had not yet resumed services. \"If services do not resume within two days, we will approach the court through the Haj Committee,\" Khader said. The Minister also mentioned that Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar had already written to the Union Minister for Civil Aviation regarding the matter, but received no response. Meanwhile, the Haj Committee has provided accommodation and food for the stranded pilgrims in Makkah, and a review meeting was held in Chikkamagaluru.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Around 600-800 Karnataka pilgrims stranded in Makkah",
    "Haj Committee to take legal action against airlines IndiGo, Akasa Air, Air India Express",
    "Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar wrote to Union Civil Aviation Minister without response"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}