IC 814 The Kandahar Hijack: What Is The Real Story Of Vijay Varma Starrer?

Aug 30, 2024 Republic Entertainment Desk

IC814 is in trouble as netizens are slamming director Anubhav Sinha for changing the names of hijackers in the series. Source: IC814: The Kandahar Hijack

Over the content row in IC814: The Kandahar Hijack, Ministry of Information&Broadcasting has summoned the Netflix Content Head. Source: IC814: The Kandahar Hijack

1. On December 24, 1999, five masked terrorists hijacked Indian Airlines flight IC814 as it took off from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu and was en route to Delhi. Source: IC814: The Kandahar Hijack

Pilot of the plane Captain Devi Sharan was forced to fly the hijacked flight to Lahore in Pakistan. Source: IC814: The Kandahar Hijack

After the flight IC814 landed in Amritsar, a ploy was planned to delay the takeoff, but was unsuccessful. Source: IC814: The Kandahar Hijack

The aircraft flew to Dubai and finally to Kandahar, where the negotiations took place. Source: IC814: The Kandahar Hijack

After a week, the Indian government released three high-profile terrorists in exchange for the hostages. Source: IC814: The Kandahar Hijack

7. The incident took place when Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the Prime Minister of India, Jaswant Singh was the Foreign Minister. Source: IC814: The Kandahar Hijack