IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack ending explained — Were all passengers saved? Where did Masood Azhar go after his release? & more

IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack is streaming on OTT platform Netflix. The series of 6 episodes by Anubhav Sinha revolves around the real-life story of the 1999 hijack of Indian Airlines IC 814, which was coming from Kathmandu to Delhi with over 170 people on board. If you have watched the series by now, you must have understood exactly what the demands of the terrorists back then were in exchange for the passengers from the Indian government. But if you are still confused about what exactly is shown in the last scenes, here's an ending explained:?

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The aim of the IC 814 hijack was clear. The hijackers wanted three terrorists in Indian custody to be freed in exchange for the passengers of the flight that was hijacked. But did India actually free the terrorists in custody? Was everyone saved at the end of the week-long hijack? Here are all the answers to your questions:?

The terrorists who were in Indian custody included Masood Azhar, Omar Saaed Shaikh, and Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar.

What happened at last?

All the passengers on board were released alive except one who was stabbed by one of the hijackers on the flight. The passenger killed was a 25-year-old Rupin Katyal. He was killed just to show the Indian government the seriousness of the hijack.?

Was the Indian government happy as it was able to release others alive?

No, since the country had to release such dangerous terrorists in exchange, the victory was not really big. This is the way that it is shown that the majority on board was saved, but the government had to release terrorists who posed a threat to India's security as a nation.

In the ending, it is shown how DRS and his teammates in the series wished more international support was given to India; then things would have been different.

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Where did the terrorists go after the whole hijacking episode?

The terrorists?went to Tarnak Qila, a place where Osama bin Laden established his base camp. According to media reports, the terrorists celebrated their victory that night.

According to media reports, India thought the Taliban members would arrest the Kandahar hijackers and rearrest the terrorists released, but instead the Taliban provided them a safe route to neighbouring Pakistan.

Masood Azhar, who was one of the released terrorists by India, founded the terrorist group Jaish-e-Muhammad, which was responsible for terrorist attacks in India like the Indian Parliament attack, the 26/11 Mumbai attack, and even the Pulwama attack.

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