Mohali, May 6 -- What began as a routine journey home turned into moments of horror for passengers aboard an IndiGo flight from Hyderabad to Chandigarh on Tuesday, when a power bank reportedly caught fire shortly after landing, filling the cabin with smoke and triggering an emergency evacuation.

The aircraft had already come to a halt when panic spread through the cabin. Passengers were told to leave their belongings behind as crew members deployed emergency slides and rushed everyone out safely.

Several passengers were injured during the evacuation, including a woman, Richa Acharya, who suffered a fracture while descending the emergency slide. Her husband, Saurabh Acharya, said they were returning from a Goa trip, via Hyderabad. "It al...