Tue Oct 28 15:01:18 UTC 2025: Summary:

A 28-year-old Indian student, Praneeth Kumar Usiripalli, has been arrested in Boston after allegedly stabbing two teenage passengers with a metal fork on a Lufthansa flight from Chicago to Frankfurt. The incident occurred shortly after meal service, prompting the flight to divert to Boston Logan International Airport. Usiripalli, identified as a student at Moody Bible Institute, faces charges of assault with a dangerous weapon. He is alleged to have attacked two 17-year-old boys and, when restrained, mimed shooting himself and assaulted a female passenger and a crew member.

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Indian Student Arrested After Fork Attack on Lufthansa Flight, Forces Emergency Landing

BOSTON, October 28, 2025 – A Lufthansa flight from Chicago to Frankfurt was forced to make an emergency landing in Boston after a passenger, identified as 28-year-old Praneeth Kumar Usiripalli, allegedly attacked two teenage passengers with a metal fork.

Usiripalli, a student at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, was arrested on October 25th and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to cause bodily harm while traveling on an aircraft. He is awaiting a federal court appearance in Boston.

According to court documents, the incident occurred shortly after meal service on Lufthansa Flight 431. Usiripalli reportedly stabbed a 17-year-old boy seated next to him in the shoulder with a fork. He then allegedly attacked another 17-year-old, stabbing him in the back of the head and causing a laceration.

Witnesses report that as flight attendants and passengers attempted to subdue Usiripalli, he mimed shooting himself by forming a gun shape with his hand and pulling the trigger. He is also accused of slapping a female passenger and attempting to strike a member of the cabin crew.

The pilots diverted the aircraft to Boston Logan International Airport where law enforcement officials were waiting to take Usiripalli into custody.

A YouTube channel by the name ‘Palson Pranith’ with two subscribers and no videos was linked to Usiripalli.

If convicted, Usiripalli faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000.

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