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| Date | October 25, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Type | In-flight stabbing |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 2 (non-fatal) |
An in-flight stabbing on Lufthansa Flight 431 occurred on 25 October 2025, when a passenger allegedly attacked two teenage boys with a metal fork during a transatlantic flight from Chicago to Frankfurt. The incident prompted an emergency diversion to Boston Logan International Airport, where the suspect was arrested by authorities.[1] The suspect, Praneeth Kumar Usiripalli, is also accused of also hitting a female passenger. He is being charged with one count of assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm while traveling on an aircraft in the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States. It is also alleged he “raised his hand, formed a gun with his fingers, put it in his mouth and pulled an imaginary trigger.”[2][3] Usiripalli, an Indian man, was on an overstayed student visa in the US.[4]
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- ^ "Boeing 747 Forced to Divert After Passenger Stabbing Rampage — The Daily Beast". apple.news. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
- ^ "District of Massachusetts | Indian Man Charged with Assault Aboard Aircraft | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. October 27, 2025. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
- ^ NBC News (October 28, 2025). Man allegedly stabs two teens with metal fork on flight from Chicago to Germany. Retrieved November 1, 2025 – via NBC News.
- ^ "Man charged after stabbing teens with fork on Lufthansa flight | Fox News". www.foxnews.com. Retrieved November 1, 2025.