Kandahar hijack 'Kathmandu is not good news'

The IC-814 aircraft of Indian Airlines, which was jumping on the runway, left the ground. There were 11 crew members and 179 passengers on the plane bound for the Indian capital, New Delhi. The 'pilot in command' of the plane was Devi Sharan. Rajinder Kumar was the second in command of the cockpit and Anil Kumar Jaggia was the engineer.

The plane that took off from Tribhuvan Airport was scheduled to land in New Delhi in 1 hour and 45 minutes. Passengers were waiting for that. But, ironically, before that time passed, the passengers flying to New Delhi had to hear the unpleasant news - the hijacking of the plane. At about 4:39 p.m., the hijackers took control of the plane as it entered the Indian airspace.

'IC-814' plane was hijacked by Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, an armed group fighting for the freedom of Kashmir in Pakistan. The main purpose of the kidnapping with the direct involvement of five people was the release of Maulana Mohammad Mehsud Azhar of Harkat-ul-Mujahideen who is in Indian jail.

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That incident two and a half decades ago had been forgotten by most. However, Indian director Anubhav Sinha has reminded it through the wave series 'IC 814 - The Kandahar Hijack'. OTT platform The public series on Netflix on August 29 is based on the book 'Flight Into Fear: The Captain's Story' written by Devi Sharan, the captain of the hijacked plane, and journalist Srinjoy Chaudhary. The story of the series is written by Adrian Levy and Trishant Srivastava.

Various films have been made about the plane hijacking 25 years ago and the events that followed. Some of them were also very successful commercially. However, the 6-episode crime thriller series 'IC 814 - The Kandahar Hijack' has garnered controversy as well as discussion.

Hinduists in India strongly opposed the film. Some even raised the voice that the demonstration should be stopped. The reason for that is the name of the kidnapper. In the series, two kidnappers have been named 'Bhola' and 'Shankar'. The protest started because the Muslim kidnappers were named as Hindus. India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) IT cell chief Amit Malviya claimed that the plane hijackers were "dangerous terrorists" but managed to hide their Muslim identity.

Actually those names were used by the kidnappers to communicate among themselves. The hijackers used to call each other by the names of 'Chief', 'Doctor', 'Burger', 'Bhola' and 'Shankar' in the plane, due to which the same names are used in the series. So the series production side and the OTT platform Netflix had to face the controversy.

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In January 2000, the statement issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs of India also mentioned that the hijackers used code names to communicate inside and outside the plane. Kollatu Ravikumar, who watched the business of the American company that traveled on the hijacked plane, in an article published in the 'Rediff' news portal in 2000, also mentioned that the hijackers identified themselves by pseudonyms. "The name of the leader of the five kidnappers who were monitoring us was 'Burger'," he said. When Berger called, I noticed that the names of the others were Bhola, Shankar and Doctor.'

According to the identity cards shown when filling out the immigration form at the airport and the air tickets and the list published by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs in 2000, it was confirmed that five people were involved in the hijacking of the plane namely Ahmed A Sheikh, Sunny Ahmed Kazi, Syed Akhtar Syed, Mistry Zahoor Ibrahim and Rajesh Gopal Burma. was However, their code names were, respectively, 'Chief', Burger, Doctor, Bhola and Shankar. With the series embroiled in controversy, India's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting questioned Monica Sergil, head of Netflix India, about 'IC 814 – The Kandahar Hijack'. After that, the name and code of the kidnapper is kept in the 'disclaimer' of the series. 'IC 814 - The Kandahar Hijack' stars Nasruddin Shah, Pankaj Kapur, Vijay Sharma, Dia Mirza, Arvind Swamy, Aditya Srivastava, Patralekha Paul, Dibyandu Bhattacharya and others. In the

series, it has been mentioned that Kathmandu has recently become the center of spies because it is near the border of India and China. That is why the series claims that the kidnapper chose Kathmandu. There is a dialogue of the series, 'Kathmandu is not good news'. Similarly, the Pakistani spy agency 'Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)' and the Taliban are also depicted as 'twins' in the series.

After taking control, the hijackers planned to take the plane to Kabul, Afghanistan and put pressure on the Indian government to fulfill their demands. Meanwhile, Captain Devi Sharan of the plane tried to contact the Air Traffic Control (ATC) of Varanasi Airport near Nepal. However, when the hijacker found it, he warned them to take the plane to Kabul.

On the one hand, the plane was running out of fuel, on the other hand, the hijacker wanted to negotiate by landing the plane at a convenient location. For that they chose Lahore airport in Pakistan. However, Lahore airport did not allow landing.

When the plane landed in Pakistan, the officials were concerned that the Pakistani government would be accused of being involved in the hijacking.

Also, the strained relationship with India was sure to intensify. Apart from that, India would also get a chance to raise its voice against the Pakistan government in international forums. Therefore, Pakistan did not allow the hijacked plane to land in its country. As fuel was running low, India allowed the plane to land at Amritsar. The plane landed at Amritsar at around 7:15 am local time. Then the hijacker planned to fill the plane with fuel and go to other countries.

The Indian government accepted the demand after threatening to kill the passengers if the plane was not refueled. However, the hijackers became suspicious after Indian officials delayed refueling. It was written in some news - Indian officials said that showing technical problems, the plane had to be taken near the fuel tanker. After suspecting that India was preparing a commando operation against him, the hijacker ordered the captain to take an emergency flight. In particular, India had prepared to take action against the kidnappers by mobilizing commandos in Amritsar.

After the crew took the stand that they could not fly the plane because of low fuel, the hijackers attacked the German nationals Satnam Singh and Rupin Katyal with a knife. And he warned to fly the plane with as much fuel as he has and take it to Lahore. After the passengers were tortured, Captain Devi was forced to fly the plane with low fuel.

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After receiving information that the hijacker was preparing to fly the plane from Amritsar in any case, the Indian government asked the Pakistani government to allow the plane to land in Lahore. After India's request, Pakistan was ready to allow the aircraft to land only for a short period of time. Then the flight from Amritsar reached Lahore at 8:15. In the

series, it is made more sensational. The series shows that all the lights at Lahore airport are switched off after the captain prepares the plane to land, despite not being given permission by the Lahore ATC. After that, after the captain says to do a 'force landing', the scene where the landing is allowed is in the series. After refueling in Lahore, the crew was asked to take the plane to Kabul. However, the hijacker's plan failed for the time being as there was no night flight facility at Kabul airport. They then asked the plane to land at Dubai Airport in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The plane was given permission to land at the Al Minhad Military Airport in Dubai. The UAE authorities required women and children to leave the plane to refuel. The hijackers then agreed to release the 27 passengers. Among them, Katyal and Singh, who were injured in the Amritsar attack, were also released. 25-year-old Katyal died of serious injuries. He came to Nepal with his wife for honeymoon. While in Dubai, the Indian side offered to take security measures and rescue the passengers. However, UAE officials rejected the offer. The UAE authorities tried to stop the plane in Dubai. However, after the pressure of the hijackers, Captain Devi was forced to fly the plane .

The plane that took off from Kathmandu was taken to Kandahar in Afghanistan the next morning. Afghanistan was ruled by the Taliban. After the plane landed in Kandahar, India had to contact the Taliban to talk to the hijackers. However, due to the lack of contact and non-recognition of the Taliban government, India was confused. On top of that, there was also a suspicion that the Taliban would not coordinate, due to which India sent an official from Pakistan's Islamabad-based High Commissioner's Office to Kandahar. In addition, the United Nations also deployed a negotiating team. The plane was surrounded by armed Taliban members, raising doubts about their intentions. The Taliban claimed that it did so to create pressure on the hijackers for the safety of the hostage passengers. However, some claimed that the Taliban have provided security to stop the operation of the Indian Army to rescue the passengers.

The next two days, India was busy with internal discussions. There, the people inside the plane were kept running at night to protect them from the cold and for light. Indian Home Minister LK Advani said that no prisoner will be released for hostage release. Then Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh said that India will negotiate with the kidnappers. Finally, on December 27, the Government of India sent a negotiating team led by Vivek Katju, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, comprising Ajit Doval and CD Saha.

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Negotiations between the Indian crew and the hijackers made no progress as armed members of the Taliban surrounded the plane. However, the talks started later. The hijackers demanded the release of 35 people, including Maulana Mohammad Mehsud Azhar, who is in Indian jail, and $200 million in exchange for the plane and passengers. Also, Sajjad asked for the 'body' of Afghani. However, India said that he was cremated six months ago. Later, after the request of the Taliban, the kidnappers gave up the demand for money and Afghani's body.

On December 30, the kidnappers threatened to kill everyone while talks were going on in Kandahar. According to Janaklal Shrestha, who was going to India on the same flight for his wife's treatment, the kidnapper said, "I will kill everyone one by one, take the name of God."

However, later the Indian government was ready to release three leaders of Jaish-e-Mohammed to release the plane and the passengers held hostage. After that, Indian Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh reached Kandahar, taking with him Maulana Mehsud Azhar, Omar Saeed Sheikh and Mustaq Ahmed Zargar who were in three different jails. All three leaders were released in Kandahar in the presence of the Taliban. After that, all the passengers who were held hostage at Kandahar Airport in southern Afghanistan were released. On the night of December 31, 1999, all the hostages were brought to India by a special plane.

While talks were going on after the hijacking of the plane, the Indian media carried various controversial news. Former Home Secretary Khemraj Regmi, a member of the high-level inquiry committee on plane hijacking, has also mentioned in the recently published book 'Jodhaha Rashtrasevak' that the Indian media has waged jihad against Nepal.

The Indian news channel 'Genues' broadcasted the news that Jamim Shah, a Nepali citizen, was also involved in the hijacking of the plane. In the news, it was claimed that Jamim Shah had given shelter to Pakistanis and Kashmiris involved in the hijacking in Nepal, had helped in making plans, and had helped the hijackers to reach the plane with weapons by abusing their easy relationship with the Nepali authorities. However, that was never confirmed. Later, Jamim was shot and killed in Kathmandu on January 26, 2016.

After Shah's murder, the Indian media broadcast the news saying that a "Pakistani spy" had been shot dead.

Similarly, the Indian media published news saying that Nepali citizens were accomplices of the kidnappers. Yusuf Nepali, who was arrested four days after the hijacking of the plane, was accused of this. It was learned that Yusuf, who belonged to Sindhupalchok, renounced Hinduism and became a Muslim and his special name was Bhupal Damai. However, his involvement with the kidnappers was not confirmed. After spending 14 years in the central jail in Patiala, he became innocent.

, the fact that the fact that Tribhuvan Airport was weakened in the abduction, Tribhuvan Airport. Two days before the plane was abducted, the police head officer was incurred in a secret report, "he said that Muslim Cutly leader and Kashmiri Groupi. The Department of National Investigation also also said that the abduction should be taken severely at Tribhuvan Airport on Tubban Airport. The bookm Raj Regmi's book, which has been public about

, is also mentioned in the Ridhah of the prisons. The Indian Airlines of the Indian Airlines, a member of the High Level Committee, a member of the Nepal Police, the Department of Nepal Police, the Department of Nepal Police, the Department of Nepal Police, the Department of Nepal Police, Civil Aviation Aviation, the Chief of Nepal Police, Civil Aviation, Chief of Civil Aviation, BEFORE. The committee sent them some time and even recommend departmental action. Regmy mentions the government by suspension of them three or three months after suspension of them three or three months.

Tourism Assistant Minister Narayan Singh said, "I have noticed information about potential accidents three and a half months ago. Regmi, about that, the phrase that the relations could be abducted by the report, the reflecting political leadership, the concerned political leadership, was stationed. & Nbsp;

but after the Beast Central Exisarer of the Committee, the leadership of Ham Bahadur Singh and another member 'rule of formation', instead of 'political leadership, the leadership of Ham Bahadur Singh and another member' said the leadership of the policy making 'in the book, the Regmi mentioned in the book. The committee was Bishnuraj Pant and the East Secretary Tejrageang Thapa Park and member Secretary. & Nbsp; The Story-BREA Committee has pointed out the protection of security guards, which was not alert and active, and the ownership 'van' would be properly checked. Similarly, the practice of security was risky at the airport to give 'pas' at the airport. However, such suggestions do not seem to be implemented. & Nbsp;

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d • d • , as the talks were successful, was given by Taliban to leave the abductors 10 hours of abductors. Without three leaders, the abductors were attached to the planks with weapons and took them to the airport. They had controlled an officer to Taliban for the guarantee of their safety. Although the abductors had mentioned in Ticket, the abductors opened, Pakistani and three Kashmuri. A plane was abducted in the plan of Malana's brother Ibergle Autine. & Nbsp; The Indian Prime Minister Unbalanced government was very criticized by the Indian Prime Minister of the Straditional leadership of the Indian Prime Minister of Statement of Classhore in

Criteri. However, the Magpati defended the government that his government had largely reduced the demand for the abductors and was successful to release passengers.

was an influential leader of free Kashmir campaign affiliated withdrawal in Story Mujamudo. While active in the secret scheme, Indian security was arrested in 1994. He had established Jass-E-Mohammad at 1999. Then the restorative organizations were merged in the group that are active then that extinctist organizations were merged. & Nbsp; Within two months of the establishment of

, Jaci-E-Mahmmad, in 2000, attacked a suicide bomb at the local headquarters in Kashinar, Kashmir. The extremist group is responsible for some of the events in the past.

-E-Mohammed has claimed that suicidal attacks targeting the semi-confidence in Kashmur in 2019, February 2019. Similarly, the organization is considered in the parliamentary building of Air, 2016 in January 2016, in December 13, India. After the attachment in Parliament, India and Pakistan had been fought.

in Pakistan from 2002, Bargartan has called the terrorist of a terrorist organization in India, US, US, USA, and the United Nations. Ajhar Pakistan is also active in Bhavalpur area of ​​Pakistan. The demands of the demands of Packamin India at Pakistan has been refusing to decline proof that Islamabad said. Similarly, India was arrested in India in 1994 in 1994 to abduct and the tourists of the tourists were abducted. He became released in 1999. Three years later, he killed the reporter of 'Wal Street Journal'. Divine who was born in the UK London is said that there is one of the terrorist attacks in the United States. The Pakistani Police had arrested in 2002 on the charge of abduction and murder. & Nbsp;

, the Mutk Ahmed Ahmer was arrested on the charge of killing various killings. He was released in 1999, and he had been re-arrested by the Pakistani Police. He in 2007 is not public.