Before Kandahar, flights have been hijacked many times in India; once a truck driver had imprisoned the passengers

In January 1971, two boys hijacked the flight

Indian Airlines flight Domestic Fokker F27 which was also called “Ganga” going from Srinagar to Jammu was hijacked by two boys Hashim Qureshi and Ashraf Qureshi on 30 January 1971. After which this flight was taken to Lahore. Let us tell you, during that time the then Foreign Minister of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto reached Lahore and met the hijackers.

After which the hijackers were persuaded to release the crew members and passengers. Later the Indian government sought permission from Pakistan to bring the flight back to India, but Pakistani authorities refused to give permission. Later the Pakistani security forces set the plane on fire.

Pan Am Flight-73 Hijack

The date of 5 September 1986 is recorded in the pages of history. When Pan Am Flight-73, a flight from Mumbai to America, was hijacked. Let us tell you, when this flight reached Karachi, it was hijacked. Let us tell you, a Bollywood film ‘Neerja’ released in 2016 was made on this hijack. In which crew member Neerja Bhanot saved the lives of 359 people and became a martyr.

The flight was hijacked by Sikh separatists in 1981

Indian Airlines flight IC-423 from Delhi to Amritsar was hijacked by Sikh separatists on 29 September 1981 and taken to Lahore airport. This flight took off from Delhi-Palam Airport to Amritsar-Raja Sansi Airport. There were 111 passengers and 6 crew members in the flight. The purpose of Sikh separatists to hijack the flight was to demand a separate Sikh homeland Khalistan. Let us tell you, Akshay Kumar’s film ‘Bell Bottom’ released in the year 2021 is based on this hijack.

A truck driver hijacked an Indian Airlines flight

On 27 March 1993, Indian Airlines Flight 439 was hijacked while going from Delhi to Madras. The hijacker claimed that he/she was tied with explosives. There were 192 passengers and 13 crew members in this flight. Later this hijacker was identified as Hari Singh, a truck driver. he/she was not happy with the Hindu-Muslim riots going on in the country at that time, due to which he/she planned to hijack the plane. Hari Singh later surrendered.

Kandahar Hijack

On 24 December 1999, Indian Airlines flight IC-814 flying from Kathmandu was hijacked by masked terrorists. It was later diverted to Kandahar in Afghanistan, which was under the control of the Taliban at that time. Let us tell you, all the passengers and crew members remained hostages of the hijackers for a week.

At that time, the hijackers were demanding the release of three terrorists (Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, Maulana Masood Azhar and Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar) who were imprisoned in India. The then government had accepted this demand. This was the biggest hijack in the history of India, which shook everyone.