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The wife of one of the Bristol plane spotters being held in India says she's anxious and devastated that her husband still hasn't been released.

Dorothy Ayres has also criticised the authorities over the lack of information she and her family have been given about what's going on.

Stephen Hampton from Keynsham and Steven Ayres from St George were arrested last week and charged under the Telegraph Act with illegally intercepting communications between pilots and airport authorities.

The pair, who regularly go on plane spotting trips, apparently raised suspicions amongst staff at their hotel in New Delhi after asking for a room overlooking the nearby airport.

They're due to appear in court today and are thought to be being kept at a deportation centre at the moment.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office yesterday said that the British Consulate was in contact with the two men and also said their families were being kept up to date with developments.

But that's something Mrs Ayres is refuting.  She claims they haven't been kept informed of what's going on and she has been left frightened about what will happen next.

She told us: "The local MP hasn't been in touch, the Foreign Secretary hasn't been in touch. I'm just relying on the other Steve's mum to keep me informed."

We asked her how she's feeling: "Anxious, just anxious to get my husband home. Devasted. I just feel like it's all got a bit out of hand. He's been all over the world and he's never had any trouble at all."

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