Chapter 1July14th, 2005Emirates Airlines flight EK615, EK516 from Islamabad-Dubai-Delhi hadtouchdown at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi. The aircrafthad turned off the active runway and was taxiing to the gate. The flightattendant announced, “Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Indira GandhiInternational Airport, New Delhi. Local time is 14.45 hours and thetemperature is 39 degree Celsius… For your safety and comfort, pleaseremain seated with your seat belts fastened until the Captain turns off theFasten Seat Belt sign. This will indicate that we have parked at the gate andthat it is safe for you to move about...”Meera Mehra opened her eyes, saw that people had already started takingout their bags from overhead bins, ignoring the advice of flight attendant.She remained seated on her seat. Men standing on the aisle were lookingdown at her from the corner of their eyes, and women with envious eyes.Meera had a milky white complexion and was five feet six inches tall. Shehad a lovely face with almond shaped black eyes, aquiline nose andbeautiful pink lips. She had high cheekbones, and her hair was jet blackand thick. She had a figure of a model, which would make most of the