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'==1970s== *[[1971 Indian Airlines hijacking|1971 January 30]] : An [[Indian Airlines]] plane on its way from [[Srinagar]] to [[Jammu]] was hijacked by Hashim Quereshi and Ashraf Quereshi of the [[JKLF]], who took it to [[Lahore]]. [[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]], then Foreign Minister of [[Pakistan]] rushed to Lahore and met the hijacker. On February 1, he persuaded them to release the crew and passengers who were then sent by road to [[Amritsar]]. The [[Government of India]] sought permission of Pakistan to send a replacement crew to fly the aircraft back to India. Pakistan authorities denied the permission, and supplied petrol to the hijackers with which they torched the aircraft on February 2. From [[Lahore Airport]] the hijackers were taken into a procession as heroes. *1976 September 10: Indian airlines plane Boeing 737 was hijacked from Palam Airport Delhi by a group of six terrorists from Kashmir: Syed Abdul Hameed Dewani along, Syed M Rafique, M Ahsan Rathore, Abdul Rashid Malik, Ghulam Rasool and Khawaja Ghulam Nabi Itoo. To refuel the plane, they took permission from CAA Lahore airport in Pakistan to land and refuel. The hijackers were caught in a trick during breakfast, being serving colourless tranquilliser with water. All six hijackers were taken in custody and the plane was sent back to India with 83 passengers on board. *1978: Friends [[Bholanath and Devendra Pandey|Bholanath Pandey and Devendra Pandey]] hijacked an Indian Airlines plane on a domestic flight. They demanded the release of opposition leader Indira Gandhi (who had been arrested by Indian parliament) and the withdrawal of all the cases against her son Sanjay Gandhi. They carried only toy weapons. After keeping 132 passengers hostage for some hours, they surrendered in the presence of media. ==1980s== *1981 September 29: An [[Indian Airlines IC-423]] plane on flight from [[Srinagar]] to [[Delhi]] was hijacked by Sikh extremists to get appropriate rights from India and taken to [[Lahore]]. Pakistan took commando action using its elite SSG, which cleared the plane and freed all passengers.<ref name="Nyt_IA_hijack1981">{{cite news |title=Sikh Separatists Hijack Indian Jetliner to Pakistan|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/09/30/world/sikh-separatists-hijack-indian-jetliner-to-pakistan.html |accessdate=13 July 2018 |publisher=New York Times |date=1981}}</ref> *1982 August 22: A lone militant, armed with a pistol and a hand grenade, hijacked a Boeing 737 on a scheduled flight from [[Bombay]] to [[New Delhi]] carrying 69 persons. Indian security forces killed the hijacker and rescued all passengers. *1982 August: An Indian Airlines flight from [[Jodhpur]] to [[Delhi]] was hijacked. The hijacked plane landed at [[Amritsar]]. *1984 July 6 : An [[1984 Indian Airlines Airbus A300 hijacking|Indian Airlines jet]] carrying 255 passengers and a crew of nine on flight from Srinagar to [[New Delhi]] was hijacked and forced to land in [[Lahore]], [[Pakistan]]. The hijackers were reported to be armed with pistols, daggers and explosives. The hijackers' surrender to Pakistani authorities ended a 17-hour ordeal for the plane's passengers and crew, who remained aboard the A-300 Airbus in suffocating heat, with little food and water.<ref name="NYT_1984_hijack">{{cite news |title=Indian Jet Carrying Z264 Hijacked to Pakistan, Reportedly by Sikhs |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/07/06/world/indian-jet-carrying-z264-hijacked-to-pakistan-reportedly-by-sikhs.html |accessdate=13 July 2018 |publisher=New York Times |date=1984}}</ref> *1984 August 24: Seven young hijackers demanded an Indian Airlines jetliner, on a domestic flight from [[Chandigarh]] to [[Srinagar]] with 100 passengers on board, be flown to the [[United States]]. The plane was taken to [[Lahore]], [[Karachi]] and finally to [[Dubai]] where the defense minister of [[UAE]] negotiated the release of the passengers. It was related to the secessionist struggle in the Indian state of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]. The hijacker was subsequently extradited by UAE authorities to India, who handed over the pistol recovered from the hijacker. Investigations revealed that the pistol was manufactured in Germany and was part of 75 pistols consigned from Germany to CAO, PO Box 1040, Islamabad. The Pakistani Foreign Ministry denied the accusation. ==1990s== *1993 April 24: Indian Airlines aircraft bound for Srinagar via [[Jammu]] from Delhi is hijacked. The hijacker wanted to take the plane to Lahore, but Pakistan authorities refused permission. The plane landed at Amritsar where the [[Operation Ashwamedh|hijacker was killed and passengers freed]]. *1999-2000: [[Indian Airlines Flight 814]], flying from [[Kathmandu]], is hijacked and diverted to [[Kandahar]]. After a week-long stand-off, India agrees to release three jailed Kashmiri militants in exchange for the hostages. One hostage was stabbed to death and his body thrown on the tarmac as a "warning attack". == See also == *[[Operation Ashwamedh]] == References == <references /> [http://www.agendaaajtak.com/indira-gandhi-jailed-release-indian-airlines-flight-ic-410-hijacked-bhola-nath-pandey/ When two Congressmen hijacked a plane for Indira Gandhi]== External links == * [http://www.ict.org.il/articles/articledet.cfm?articleid=99] [[Category:Aircraft hijackings in India|*]] [[Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in India| Hijackings]] [[Category:India aviation-related lists|Aircraft hijackings]] [[Category:Lists of aircraft hijackings|India]] [[Category:Lists of disasters in India|Aircraft hijackings]] [[Category:Sikh terrorism]] [[Category:India crime-related lists|Hijackings of aeroplanes]] [[Category:Aircraft hijackings in Pakistan]]'