The United Arab Emirates said two Qatar&nbspfighter jets "dangerously approached" an Emirati passenger flight and a civilian helicopter on Monday, sparking a swift denial by Doha in the latest such incident between the Gulf rivals.

The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority condemned the "reckless manner" in which the Qatari fighter jets purportedly harassed its planes.&nbsp

"The distance was so close that the traffic collision avoidance system was triggered," said Ismail al-Blooshi, assistant director of the aviation authority`s safety affairs division.

In the case of the commercial passenger plane, he said the aircrafts came within 700 feet of one another at high speed -- with the Emirati plane taking an emergency climb in altitude.&nbsp

"Any wrong manoeuvre at this stage by either aircraft would have been a catastrophe," Blooshi told AFP by phone.

The Qatari jets "were not on scheduled routes", he added.&nbsp

Blooshi declined to specify to which company the passenger plane belonged, but aviation is a key sector in the UAE economy.&nbsp

Its metropolis Dubai, situated on transcontinental air routes, was the busiest airport for international passengers for the fourth year running -- hosting more than 88 million travellers in 2017.&nbsp

The UAE and Qatar, a rival air transit hub, have rowed repeatedly over alleged airspace violations this year, as a diplomatic crisis in the Gulf enters its 10th month.

Abu Dhabi in January said it would re-route flight routes to pass over its ally Bahrain to avoid Qatari airspace.&nbsp

The latest incidents -- according to Blooshi -- occurred over Bahrain.&nbsp

He said the UAE would be filing a fresh complaint to the International Civil Aviation Organization.

"We were one of the first countries to ban (our planes) flying over areas of conflict when there is a risk to civil aviation," he told AFP.&nbsp

"These are declared international routes and this is unacceptable."

Doha denied the accusation in a statement released by its civil aviation authority.&nbsp

Qatar -- under boycott by the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt over alleged support for Islamist extremist groups -- is banned from using its rivals` airspace.&nbsp

The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority condemned the 'reckless manner' in which the Qatari fighter jets purportedly harassed its planes.

The United Arab Emirates said two Qatar&nbspfighter jets "dangerously approached" an Emirati passenger flight and a civilian helicopter on Monday, sparking a swift denial by Doha in the latest such incident between the Gulf rivals. The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority condemned the "reckless manner" in which the Qatari fighter jets purportedly harassed its planes. "The distance was so close that the traffic collision avoidance system was triggered," said Ismail al-Blooshi, assistant director of the aviation authority`s safety affairs division. In the case of the commercial passenger plane, he said the aircrafts came within 700 feet of one another at high speed -- with the Emirati plane taking an emergency climb in altitude. "Any wrong manoeuvre at this stage by either aircraft would have been a catastrophe," Blooshi told AFP by phone. The Qatari jets "were not on scheduled routes", he added. Blooshi declined to specify to which company the passenger plane belonged, but aviation is a key sector in the UAE economy. Its metropolis Dubai, situated on transcontinental air routes, was the busiest airport for international passengers for the fourth year running -- hosting more than 88 million travellers in 2017. The UAE and Qatar, a rival air transit hub, have rowed repeatedly over alleged airspace violations this year, as a diplomatic crisis in the Gulf enters its 10th month. Abu Dhabi in January said it would re-route flight routes to pass over its ally Bahrain to avoid Qatari airspace. The latest incidents -- according to Blooshi -- occurred over Bahrain. He said the UAE would be filing a fresh complaint to the International Civil Aviation Organization. "We were one of the first countries to ban (our planes) flying over areas of conflict when there is a risk to civil aviation," he told AFP. "These are declared international routes and this is unacceptable." Doha denied the accusation in a statement released by its civil aviation authority. Qatar -- under boycott by the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt over alleged support for Islamist extremist groups -- is banned from using its rivals` airspace.

Transport hub UAE says Qatar fighter jets harassing civil aviation

A 32-year-old man has been arrested in West Bengal for allegedly stalking Sachin Tendulkar&#39;s daughter Sara.&nbsp;

News reports said Sunday that the man got hold of the Tendulkars&#39; landline number and&nbsp;made around 20 calls to it. In the calls, he passed lewd comments about Sara and even threatened to kidnap her.

The reports identified the arrested man as Debkumar Maity, who is allegedly a college dropout.

The reports said Maity allegedly fell in love with Sara, 20, and wanted to marry her after seeing her on TV.&nbsp;

Sara had lodged a complaint against Maity at Mumbai&#39;s Bandra police station.

Maity&#39;s family, the reports said, have claimed he is mentally unstable&nbsp;and has been undergoing treatment for the past eight years. The reports added that Maity will be taken to Mumbai on transit remand after being produced in court.&nbsp;

The reports said the police&nbsp;found a diary in Maity&#39;s home which proclaimed Sara as his wife.&nbsp;

Police are meanwhile looking into how Maity got the landline number and whether he is mentally unstable or not.&nbsp;

News reports said Debkumar Maity fell in love with Sara Tendulkar, 20, after seeing her on TV

A 32-year-old man has been arrested in West Bengal for allegedly stalking Sachin Tendulkar's daughter Sara. News reports said Sunday that the man got hold of the Tendulkars' landline number and made around 20 calls to it. In the calls, he passed lewd comments about Sara and even threatened to kidnap her. The reports identified the arrested man as Debkumar Maity, who is allegedly a college dropout. The reports said Maity allegedly fell in love with Sara, 20, and wanted to marry her after seeing her on TV. Sara had lodged a complaint against Maity at Mumbai's Bandra police station. Maity's family, the reports said, have claimed he is mentally unstable and has been undergoing treatment for the past eight years. The reports added that Maity will be taken to Mumbai on transit remand after being produced in court. The reports said the police found a diary in Maity's home which proclaimed Sara as his wife. Police are meanwhile looking into how Maity got the landline number and whether he is mentally unstable or not.

Bengal man arrested for allegedly stalking Sachin Tendulkar's daughter

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