New Delhi, Oct. 2 -- Sampurna Founder Doctor Shobha Vijender on Friday organised a special prayer meeting for the speedy recovery of Indian Captain Smit Machchhar, who was injured in the recent serious incident involving a flydubai flight, with members of the organisation praying for his early recovery and praising his courage and sense of duty during the crisis.

The September 30 security crisis involved the flydubai flight operating from Dubai to Tel Aviv, where the Omani co-pilot allegedly stabbed the commander in an apparent terror-driven attempt to bring down the plane. The confrontation triggered a steep descent, causing the aircraft to drop approximately 16,000 feet within two minutes prior to the transmission of a hijacking distre...