What was the outcome of Kandahar incident?
Sarah Martinez
Updated on April 02, 2026
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….Indian Airlines Flight 814.
| Hijacking | |
|---|---|
| Survivors | 190 |
Is Neerja Bhanot alive?
Deceased (1963–1986)
Neerja Bhanot/Living or Deceased
How was Neerja Bhanot shot?
The hijackers were part of the Abu Nidal Organization, a Palestinian terrorist organization backed by Libya; they were targeting Americans and American assets. In the early minutes of the hijacking, they identified an Indian-American citizen, dragged him to the exit, shot him dead and threw his body from the plane.
How many times Indian flights have been hijacked?
Indian Airlines, India’s sole domestic airline up to 1993, was hijacked 16 times, from 1971 to 1999.
When did Taliban hijack Indian?
December 24, 1999
The Indian Airlines flight, IC-814, from Kathmandu to Delhi with 179 passengers including 24 foreigners and 11 crew members on board was hijacked by five masked men on December 24, 1999, 45 minutes after its 4 pm take-off and when the aircraft was in the range of the Varanasi Air Traffic Control.
Is Neerja Bhanot married?
Naresh Mishram. 1985–1985
Neerja Bhanot/Spouse
When was the first plane hijacked?
February 21, 1931
The first recorded aircraft hijack took place on February 21, 1931, in Arequipa, Peru. Byron Richards, flying a Ford Tri-Motor, was approached on the ground by armed revolutionaries. He refused to fly them anywhere during a 10-day standoff.
Did India do covert in Dubai?
Twelve pro-Khalistani hijackers of the Indian Airlines Boeing-737 surrendered to authorities in the United Arab Emirates this evening and released all 68 passengers and six crew members unharmed, about 38 hours after they had seized the aircraft over Pathankot.
What was the Kandahar hijack?
Almost a decade before the Mumbai attacks of November 2008 and a couple of years before the Parliament attack of December 13th, 2001, the Kandahar hijack was a watershed in India’s fight against terrorism. Indian Airlines Flight 814 took off from Kathmandu on December 24th, 1999, and was taken over by terrorists soon after entering Indian airspace.
What happened at the Kandahar airport?
Armed Taliban forces take position near IC-814 at the Kandahar airport. The aircraft was hijacked at 17:30 IST while it was flying over Indian airspace. After hijacking, the aircraft first landed in Amritsar.
What is the story of the Amritsar hijack?
The flight was hijacked and the instructions were to fly westward and not land on Indian soil. After alerting air traffic control, flight captain Devi Sharan slowed down the aircraft speed by 40 per cent. In the guise of needing more fuel, he landed in Amritsar.
Did ISI support Taliban hijackers to secure their release?
Doval said that if the Taliban hijackers did not have ISI support, India could have resolved the crisis. The motive for the hijacking apparently was to secure the release of Islamist terrorists held in prison in India.
