India, Oct. 14 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will soon approach the Centre to seek permission for a team to travel to the UAE to record the statement of Indian pilot Smit Machchhar and interact with local investigators to obtain details of their findings in connection with last month's hijacking attempt on Flydubai flight FZ-1073, officials aware of the details said.

The agency may also seek access to the arrested Omani co-pilot - Hamam al-Hammami - for questioning, the officials added.

Since Machchhar is an Indian citizen, the federal anti-terror probe agency last week filed a case to investigate a "larger conspiracy" in the hijacking attempt. "The case is related to attack on an Indian national with an apparent attempt to...