Indian Airline Flight 814 hijacked :-
Indian Airline Flight 814 commonly known as IC 814 was an 'Indian Airline 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 . 'Harkat-ul-Mujahideen' was accused of the hijacking with the support and active assistance from Pakistan's
The Aircraft was hijacked by gunmen shortly after it entered indian airspace at about 17:30 IST(indian stander time). Hijackers ordered the aircraft to be flown to several location . After touching down in 'Amritsar, Lahore' and 'Dubai' , the hijackers finally forced the aircraft to land
in 'Kandahar, Afghanistan' which at the time was controlled by the 'Taliban'.
The hijackers released 27 of 176 passengers in Dubai but fatally stabbed one and wounded several others..!
.Demands of Hijackers :-
The Indian Government sent in a team of negotiators , headed by Vivek Katju, to discuss the demands of the hijackers , which included the release of .
1. Maulana Masood Azhar :-
. Maulana Masood Azhar :-'Maulana Masood Azhar' founded 'Jasih-e-Muhammed' in 2000 which gained notoriety for its alleged role in the 2001 Indian Parliament attack.!
2.Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh : -
.Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh :- Arrested in 2002 by Pakistani authorities for the abduction and Murder of 'Daniel Pearl' Omar Saeed Sheikh , who had been imprisoned in connection with in 1994 'Kidnappings of Westersn tourists in Indian' went on the murder 'Daniel Pearl' and also allegedly played a significant role in planning the September 11 attacks in the 'U.S'..!
3.Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar :-
.Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar :- Has played an active role since release in traning Islamic millitants in ' Azad Kashmir'.!
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