IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack real story: All you need to know about the horrifying 7-day plane hijack
IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, an upcoming thriller series by Netflix is all set to release in a few days. The film is based on the real and terrifying story of a seven-day hijack. It stars Naseeruddin Shah, Vijay Varma, Dia Mirza, Pankaj Kapoor, Kumud Mishra and others.
In a few days, IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, a thriller series based on a frightening incident that happened a few years ago, will be available on Netflix. The show which is directed by Anubhav Sinha is based on the 1999 Kandahar plane hijack incident. Starring Naseeruddin Shah, Vijay Varma, Dia Mirza, Pankaj Kapoor, Kumud Mishra, Patralekha and others, IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack is going to release on OTT platform Netflix on 29th August 2024. Before the show's release, let's understand the real story behind the project. From what happened on the day and what the show will feature, here¡¯s all you need to know.
IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack real story
Flight 814 Aka IC 814
Flight 814, also identified as IC 814, was hijacked on Friday, December 24, 1999, and was flown to several different sites before arriving at Kandahar, Afghanistan. The aircraft was an Airbus A300 that was en route from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, to Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, India.
Captain Devi Sharan, and first officer Rajinder Kumar, operated the aircraft alongside flight engineer Anil Kumar Jaggia. Shortly after the Airbus reached Indian airspace, five Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) militants from Pakistan took control of it. The hijackers gave the order to fly the plane to Amritsar, Lahore, and Dubai. When the airplane was finally forced to land, the hijackers did so in Taliban-held Kandahar, Afghanistan. Out of the 176 passengers in Dubai, the hijackers freed 27, but they fatally murdered one and injured multiple others.
The goal of the hijacking was to obtain the release of Islamist terrorists detained in India, including Masood Azhar, Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, and other HuM members, as well as Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar.. Seven days of hostilities came to an end when India consented to free the three terrorists.
The same story will be told in the upcoming Netflix title, IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack. Let us remind you that the show will be released very soon on 29th August 2024.
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