[13], Meanwhile, the Taliban had given the hijackers ten hours to leave Afghanistan. The hijackers finally forced the aircraft to land in Kandahar, Afghanistan, which at the time was controlled by the Taliban. On being told that there was insufficient fuel to go further, the hijackers allowed Captain Sharan to land the flight in Amritsar, Punjab, to refuel. [1][2][3]. Kandahar (/ ˈ k ə n d ə ˌ h ɑː r /; Pashto: کندهار ‎; Dari: قندهار ‎; known in older literature as Candahar) is a city in Afghanistan, located in the south of the country on the Arghandab River, at an elevation of 1,010 m (3,310 ft).It is Afghanistan's second largest city after Kabul, with a population of about 614,118. They appealed against this sentence to the Supreme Court of India. [14], At 7:45 pm, local Punjab Police Commandos were placed on standby and ordered by the Crisis Management Group to accompany the fuel-reloading vehicles towards the plane, with the intention of deflating the plane tires in order to immobilize the plane. The hijackers instructed Captain Devi Sharan to, "fly west", and accordingly the flight entered Pakistani air space, but was refused permission to land in Lahore, Pakistan, by Pakistani Air Traffic Control. [23] The Taliban maintained that the forces were deployed in an attempt to dissuade the hijackers from killing or injuring the hostages but some analysts believe it was done to prevent an Indian military operation against the hijackers. [13], Later, it was revealed that there were efforts by ex-RAW chief AS Dulat and others to cover up the real motives of why the plane was not immobilised and why there were no commando-operation to neutralise the threat. Later, it was revealed that this approach caused the hijackers to suspect that the refuelling process would prevent their departure, and they ordered Captain Sharan to take off immediately, resulting in the plane narrowly avoiding hitting the fuel tanker on the runway. A Russian transport airplane is hijacked in Kandahar by an Afghan fighter aircraft. [17] The then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was kept in the dark until around 7:00 pm, a full hour and 40 minutes since the hijacking of IC 814 and he came to know about the hijacking only after disembarking from the aircraft in the VIP bay of Palam Technical Area. They also attempted to negotiate with the hijackers to release women and children aboard the flight, but were denied. Indian Airlines Flight 814, commonly known as IC 814, was an Indian Airlines Airbus A300 en route from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal to Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, India on Friday, 24 December 1999, when it was hijacked and flown to several locations before landing in Kandahar, Afghanistan.. [39][40] Doval, the IB chief, who led the four-member negotiating team to Kandahar, described the whole incident as a, "diplomatic failure," of the government in their inability to make the US and the UAE use their influence to help secure a quick release of the passengers. [19] The hijackers also released a critically injured 25-year-old male hostage, Rupin Katyal, who had been stabbed by the hijackers multiple times. [15], At 6:44 pm, flight IC 814 began descent over the nearest airport in Amritsar, following a message from Captain Sharan, and was approached by local officials. Indian Airlines Flight 814, commonly known as IC 814, was an Indian Airlines Airbus A300 en route from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal to Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, India on Friday, 24 December 1999, when it was hijacked and flown to several locations before landing in Kandahar, Afghanistan. BOOK EXCERPT IC 814 hijack: How surveillance led to a breakthrough by a Mumbai policeman An excerpt from chronicler of real-life crime S Hussain Zaidi’s new book ‘Class of 83’. [13], Negotiations did not progress, as Taliban officials initially refused to allow Indian special forces to attempt a covert operation, and declined to allow their own special forces to do so as well. They were charged with helping the hijackers in procuring fake passports and taking weapons on board. Former RAW chief AS Dulat in an exclusive conversation with News Nation has said that proper strategy was not adopted during Kandahar hijack. Kandahar hijack News, Photos, Video & More न्यूज़, ताज़ा ख़बर on NDTV India, NDTVKhabar.com Indian Airlines Flight 814 commonly known as IC 814 was an Indian Airlines Airbus A300 en route from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal to Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, on Friday, 24 December 1999, when it was hijacked. Kandahar Hijack: Get Kandahar Hijack latest news and headlines, top stories, live updates, speech highlights, special reports, articles, videos, photos and complete coverage at Oneindia.com. Know about the 1999 Kandahar Hijack case that TMC leader Yashwant Sinha is talking about in 2021 elections. Rupin had died before the aircraft landed in Al Minhad Air Base, in Dubai. [16], On approaching Lahore, Pakistan, Flight IC 814 requested permission to land and was denied by Pakistani ATC, which turned off all lights and navigational aids at the airport to prevent a landing. The hijackers ordered the aircraft to be flown to a series of locations: Amritsar, Lahore and Dubai. The hijackers released 27 of 176 passengers in Dubai but fatally stabbed one and wounded several others. They also found two ISI men were on the apron and others soon joined them; one was a lieutenant colonel and the other a major. One of the passengers on board was Roberto Giori, the then-owner of De La Rue Giori, a company which controlled the majority of the world's currency-printing business at the time. It may seem that it’s one of the regular action movies based on a completely made-up plot. English/Nat There are more signs the Taliban leaders in Afghanistan are growing impatient with the hijacking episode being carried out there. As the plane had not been refuelled in Amritsar, and was running out of fuel, Captain Sharan attempted to crash-land without navigational aids and lights, nearly landing on a highway. The same terrorist Latif was the alleged mastermind behind the attack on Pathankot airbase. The scrapping was handled via Metal Scrap Trading Corporation (MSTC). Kandahar hijack videos and latest hindi news on NDTVKhabar.com Find Hindi News articles about Kandahar hijack. The film's central plot was based on the real-life incident of the hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight 814 which took place on December 24, 1999. [18], India had, on receiving the information that the plane had landed in Lahore in Pakistan, sought a helicopter to transport the Indian High Commissioner, G. Parthasarthy in Islamabad, Pakistan, to Lahore airport, and had requested Pakistani authorities to ensure that the plane did not leave Lahore. Sahay from the Cabinet Secretariat. Doval said that if the Taliban hijackers did not have ISI support, India could have resolved the crisis. [17] According to RAW officer, R K Yadav, author of Mission R&AW, days before the hijacking, UV Singh, another RAW operative in Kathmandu informed Tomar that Pakistani terrorists were planning to hijack an Indian plane and he ordered Singh to check the veracity of his report where Singh vouched for its reliability but Tomar rebuked him and told him not to spread rumours. [31] The case came up for regular hearing in high court in September 2012,[33] but the CBI's application was rejected. [citation needed], Returned to Indian Airlines in January 2000, the nearly 20-year-old Airbus aircraft was "retired" from flying (pulled out of flying operations) in early 2001, and remained at the Indian Airlines engineering base in Santa Cruz, Mumbai. The Airbus was hijacked by five masked gunmen shortly after it entered Indian airspace at about 17:30 IST. The Kandahar hijacking of an Indian plane in 1999 seems to have suddenly become the hot topic in southern cinema.First, the Malayalam star … [13] The Crisis Management Group of the Indian Government, led by Union Secretary Prabhat Kumar, did not convene on receiving the news that the plane had been hijacked, and information concerning the hijacking was not communicated at that time to the Intelligence Bureau or the Research and Analysis Wing. IndiGo waives-off change fees on domestic bookings from April 17 to 30 - de... Good news! Rahul Kandahar is a student taking piano lessons at the Frisco School of Music. Pakistani forces turned off runway lights again to prevent the plane from departing after it had been refuelled, and surrounded the plane with special forces commandos. [18], The aircraft took off for Dubai, where 27 passengers aboard the flight were released. [18][19] The Indian High Commissioner, G. Parthasarthy, was provided with a helicopter but only arrived in Lahore after Flight IC 814 had been refuelled and allowed to leave. [13] Mushtaq Ahmad Zargar was released from a Srinagar prison and flown with Sheikh and Azhar to Kandahar. [31][failed verification] On February 5, 2008, a special anti-hijacking Patiala House Court sentenced all three accused, namely Abdul Latif, Yusuf Nepali, and Dilip Kumar Bhujel, to life imprisonment. Open to Frisco School of Music students at two age levels: 9-13 years old, and 14-18 years old. [15][13] These orders had been received by the committee from the Central Government at 6:40 pm, however, a phone call received with contradictory orders delayed initial response. The Inside Story. The government was intimated of the hijack at 4.40 pm. Indian authorities wanted Indian commandos trained in hijack rescue to assault the aircraft but the UAE government refused permission. Since India did not recognise the Taliban regime, it dispatched an official from its High Commission in Islamabad to Kandahar. [32] However, CBI moved Punjab and Haryana High Court demanding the death penalty (instead of life imprisonment) for Abdul Latif. [13], Passenger accounts later stated that the hijackers ordered the crew to take away the lunch that had been served, and separated the men from the women and children, blindfolding them and threatening them with explosives if they did not co-operate. India News: The man who monitored the crisis arising from the 1999 hijack of IC-814, former RA&W chief A S Dulat, has admitted in an exclusive interview to TO Captain Sharan later stated that he had hoped that with the assistance of Indian government, the hijacking would be prevented and that the plane would not have to take off again from Amritsar. Ajit Doval What Ajit Doval had said about Indian Airlines IC-814 hijacking, Masood Azhar's release. 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