On being told that there was insufficient fuel to go further, the hijackers allowed Captain Sharan to land the flight in Amritsar, Punjab, to refuel. [34] On 13 September 2012, the Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested terror suspect Mehrajuddin Dand, who allegedly provided logistical support for the hijacking of IC-814 in 1999. [18][19] The Indian High Commissioner, G. Parthasarthy, was provided with a helicopter but only arrived in Lahore after Flight IC 814 had been refuelled and allowed to leave. Devi Sharan, Indian Airlines 814 Hijack - YouTube. Devi Sharan (Author), Sringjoy Chowdhury (Author) See all formats and editions. The detectives got fingerprints of the hijackers from it. The Alliance Air airhostess, who accused Captain Devi Sharan of sexual harassment, has decided to approach the National Commission for Women with her complaint. CAPTAIN DEVI SHARAN: I took risk of, you know, that when I calculate a runway for 7,500 feet -- JONATHAN HARLEY: He'll be back in the cockpit within a week, … This phone call was later established to have been an attempted hoax. [39][40] Doval, the IB chief, who led the four-member negotiating team to Kandahar, described the whole incident as a, "diplomatic failure," of the government in their inability to make the US and the UAE use their influence to help secure a quick release of the passengers. A model of the plane, complete with seat numbers, was created to be produced in court and a court official was trained to assemble it, as it was unwieldy. I was inspired to make this film after reading the book Flight Into Fear by Captain Devi Sharan," says Prakash Raj. DEVI SHARAN, INDIAN AIRLINES PILOT: I died many times. “I was surprised to … The hijackers, jumpy and brusque, shoved the nose of the gun to the pilot's head. Flight into fear: The captain's story [Sharan, Devi] on Amazon.com. Captain Devi Sharan is a true hero who stuck to his duty despite the biggest threat- the threat to life, not just his own but also to the lives of those he was responsible for. [13] The Union Government's Home Minister, L.K. var s = d.createElement(sc), p = d.getElementsByTagName(sc)[0]; The airhostess will file a detailed complaint with the National Commission for Women (NCW), seeking a probe against Sharan, who is now executive director (operations) with the airline. [13] The Crisis Management Group of the Indian Government, led by Union Secretary Prabhat Kumar, did not convene on receiving the news that the plane had been hijacked, and information concerning the hijacking was not communicated at that time to the Intelligence Bureau or the Research and Analysis Wing. [10], On December 25, Indian Airlines provided a special relief plane, which flew back 27 passengers who had been released, as well as the body of Rupin Katyal, who had been killed while the plane was in Dubai, and Satnam Singh, who had been attacked by the hijackers in Amritsar and had suffered knife wounds to the neck. Doval also mentioned that if the hijackers were not getting active ISI support in Kandahar then India could have resolved the hijacking. [37], The ill-fated hijacked aircraft became the largest piece of evidence involved in the subsequent criminal investigation from the Punjab courts, where the hijack case was being heard, who deemed that the aircraft was vital for investigation. Also, Abdul Latif's application for parole was rejected in 2015. The ordeal lasted eight days. The hijackers released 27 of 176 passengers in Dubai but fatally stabbed one and wounded several others. [13], Passenger accounts later stated that the hijackers ordered the crew to take away the lunch that had been served, and separated the men from the women and children, blindfolding them and threatening them with explosives if they did not co-operate. Radha Mohan did a lot of research while writing the script. 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Captain Devi Sharan was the pilot of the plane and Anil Sharma was the chief flight attendant. [41], External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh also received criticism for praising the Taliban for their co-operation after the hostages had been returned. [14], Air Traffic Control (ATC) in India first received news of the hijacking at 4:40 pm. [14] The plane left Amritsar at 7:49 pm, and Captain Sharan announced the departure to the ATC, stating, "We are all dying. Sahay from the Cabinet Secretariat. Devi Sharan (Author) › Visit Amazon's Devi Sharan Page. [3], The motive for the hijacking apparently was to secure the release of Islamist figures held in prison in India. “20 years on, IC 814 Continues to Haunt me ..” Captain Devi Sharan. [6] The hijacking has been seen as one of the millennium attack plots in late December 1999 and early January 2000 by al-Qaeda-linked terrorists. They directed the pilot Captain Devi Sharan to fly to Lahore. At around 5:30 PM when the plane was in Indian … They also found two ISI men were on the apron and others soon joined them; one was a lieutenant colonel and the other a major. The hijackers instructed Captain Devi Sharan to, "fly west", and accordingly the flight entered Pakistani air space, but was refused permission to land in Lahore, Pakistan, by Pakistani Air Traffic Control. Devi Sharan. Then they began a panicky countdown: "30, 29, 28, 27 . Captain Devi Sharma notified ATC that they were running low on fuel and had not been allowed to land in Lahore by Pakistani ATC. See search results for this author. Author: Captain Devi Sharan with Srinjoy Chowdhury: The Captain’s account brings to vivid life the horror of seven days inside the hijacked IC 814, on its way from Kathmandu to Delhi. 381 жактыруу. [14], Captain Devi Sharan (Commander of IC814) recounted the events in a book titled Flight into Fear – A Captain's Story (2000). [35] The Punjab and Haryana High Court was ultimately convicted two persons for the attack, sentencing them to life imprisonment. The captain, realising the imminent danger, flew to Amritsar citing insufficient fuel and persuaded the hijackers to allow him to land the plane at Amritsar. Devi Sharan was the captain of the Indian Airlines Flight 814 (IC 814) which was hijacked on Friday, December 24, 1999. [13], Negotiations did not progress, as Taliban officials initially refused to allow Indian special forces to attempt a covert operation, and declined to allow their own special forces to do so as well. The hijackers directed the pilot Captain Devi Sharan to fly to Lahore initially. The Prime Minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, was briefed regarding the incident at 7:00 pm. [11][12], Subsequent intelligence reports indicated that the hijackers had purchased five tickets on the flight in Kathmandu; two first class tickets were bought directly, while three economy seats were bought through a travel agency. [18], The aircraft took off for Dubai, where 27 passengers aboard the flight were released. [23] The Taliban maintained that the forces were deployed in an attempt to dissuade the hijackers from killing or injuring the hostages but some analysts believe it was done to prevent an Indian military operation against the hijackers. I took the risk of flying without enough fuel.” The hijack of IC-814 is recalled as one of the direst moments in the history of India. I had to save them. Air India(AI) has sacked Simrath Chopra, the employee who had charged Captain Devi Sharan with harassment. [31][failed verification] On February 5, 2008, a special anti-hijacking Patiala House Court sentenced all three accused, namely Abdul Latif, Yusuf Nepali, and Dilip Kumar Bhujel, to life imprisonment. [13], Later, it was revealed that there were efforts by ex-RAW chief AS Dulat and others to cover up the real motives of why the plane was not immobilised and why there were no commando-operation to neutralise the threat. Writing books. Following this, Pakistani ATC turned on navigational aids and allowed the plane to land in Lahore at 8:07 pm. The Inside Story. In the guise of needing more fuel, he landed in Amritsar. Flight Engineer Anil K. Jaggia also wrote a book specifically depicting the events that unfolded during the hijacking ordeal titled IC 814 Hijacked! 112-113] In 2001, the flight’s captain, Devi Sharan, will say that the hijackers of his plane used techniques similar to the 9/11 hijackers, suggesting a common modus operandi. A fuel tanker was sent to block the aircraft's path but was ordered by the ATC to slow down as the driver was approaching the plane at a high speed. [citation needed], The 2003 Bollywood film Zameen is loosely based upon the IC 814 hijacking and also Operation Entebbe of the Israel Defense Forces in Uganda. As the plane had not been refuelled in Amritsar, and was running out of fuel, Captain Sharan attempted to crash-land without navigational aids and lights, nearly landing on a highway. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. 1 Review. On receiving this order, the tanker came to an abrupt halt. [20][14], After the aircraft landed in Kandahar, Taliban authorities offered to mediate between India and the hijackers, which India believed initially. [7][8][9], On 24 December 1999, Indian Airlines flight IC 814 took off from Kathmandu, Nepal, with Delhi, India as its intended destination. 2 reviews. They appealed against this sentence to the Supreme Court of India. The book was written in collaboration with journalist Srinjoy Chowdhury. The RAW officer named Shashi Bhushan Singh Tomar, husband of Sonia Tomar, was boarded on the plane, who was a brother-in-law of N K Singh, secretary to then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and he ensured that the plane would be let off and no commando operation would be carried out to ensure his brother-in-law's safety. Pakistani forces turned off runway lights again to prevent the plane from departing after it had been refuelled, and surrounded the plane with special forces commandos. [30], The case was investigated by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which charged 10 people (out of whom seven, including the five hijackers, were still absconding and are in Pakistan). ." IC-814 Captain becomes a celebrity in India Devi Sharan with his daughters, Aashna, 7, and Deeksha, 10. Captain Devi Sharan had no option but to give in to the terrorists “They had started killing the passengers. For Captain Devi Sharan, IC 814 from Kathmandu to Delhi was another routine flight, bringing home honeymooners, holiday-makers and businessmen, special only in that it was the last Christmas Eve of the millennium and he was to go on vacation with his family. [14], Home Minister L. K. Advani had opposed exchanging the hostages for release of the hijackers, as this would affect public opinion of the government, while External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh advocated negotiation with the Taliban. [citation needed], Returned to Indian Airlines in January 2000, the nearly 20-year-old Airbus aircraft was "retired" from flying (pulled out of flying operations) in early 2001, and remained at the Indian Airlines engineering base in Santa Cruz, Mumbai. s.src = u + '?v=' + (+new Date()); [15] Five passengers had been placed in seats towards the front with their hands bound, and the hijackers threatened that these hostages would be executed if the plane did not take off immediately. [13], Meanwhile, the Taliban had given the hijackers ten hours to leave Afghanistan. Bought by Airbus in May 2002, the aircraft was then stored at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in March 2003. Later, Tomar was found on the same plane which was hijacked and became the cause of failure of the operation. Flight into fear: The captain's story Captain Sharan, who grew up the youngest son of a small farmer in a tiny village in the state of Haryana, has welcomed the stream of well-wishers and journalists who have come to … "[13] Commandos from the Indian special forces unit, the National Security Guard, arrived at the airport just as IC 814 departed. [13], Between landing and take-off again at 7:50 pm, Captain Sharan made contact with the ATC four times, informing them that the hijackers were armed with Kalashnikov rifles and had begun killing hostages, and requested them to refuel the plane as fast as possible to prevent any additional deaths. [15], At 6:44 pm, flight IC 814 began descent over the nearest airport in Amritsar, following a message from Captain Sharan, and was approached by local officials. Devi Sharan was awarded the 1999 Safe Skies Award, IC-814 Captain becomes a celebrity in India, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Indian_Airlines_Flight_814&oldid=1017314509, Aviation accidents and incidents in Nepal, Aviation accidents and incidents in India, Accidents and incidents involving the Airbus A300, Terrorist incidents in the United Arab Emirates, Articles with dead external links from May 2016, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from May 2020, Articles with unsourced statements from November 2016, Articles with failed verification from February 2016, Articles with unsourced statements from December 2020, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 12 April 2021, at 02:25. Captain Sharan later stated that he had hoped that with the assistance of Indian government, the hijacking would be prevented and that the plane would not have to take off again from Amritsar. Indian Airlines Flight 814, flying from Kathmandu to Delhi, was passing over Lucknow. [19] The hijackers also released a critically injured 25-year-old male hostage, Rupin Katyal, who had been stabbed by the hijackers multiple times. The hostage crisis lasted for seven days and ended after India agreed to release three terrrorists – Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar, Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, and Masood Azhar. The Flight Purser, Anil Sharma, has also written a detailed report of the hijack based on … s.async = true; p.parentNode.insertBefore(s,p); The Flight Purser, Anil Sharma, has also written a detailed report of the hijack based on his experience in his book, IA's Terror Trail. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Captain Devi Sharan (Commander of IC814) recounted the events in a book titled Flight into Fear – A Captain's Story (2000). At 6:30 pm, the Indian High Command in Pakistani requested permission for the plane to land there, but was denied. Flight purser Anil Sharma finished serving tea to Captain Devi Sharan and copilot Rajinder Kumar and came out of the cockpit. The hijackers finally forced the aircraft to land in Kandahar, Afghanistan, which at the time was controlled by the Taliban. 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C aptain Devi Sharan -- commander of the hijacked Flight 814 -- has been a busy man. Airhostess moves NCW against Alliance captain - An Alliance Air airhostess who alleged sexual harassment by Captain Devi Sharan, on Tuesday filed a complaint with the … [5][4] IB chief Ajit Doval claimed that the hijackers were getting active ISI support in Kandahar and that the ISI had removed all the pressure the Indians were trying to put on the hijackers, meaning that their safe exit was guaranteed and they had no need to negotiate an escape route. [13] These demands included the release of 36 prisoners, but was ultimately reduced during negotiations to three prisoners:[13], On December 30, Research and Analysis Wing Chief A.S. Dulat communicated with Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, to convince him to release two prisoners as demanded by the hijacker. Instantly, he ran into a stocky man in a grey suit and a red monkey cap. What he hadn’t anticipated was that 40 minutes into the … In Conversation with Captain Devi Sharan | The Indian Airlines Flight 814 Hijack, Dec 24, 1999 - YouTube Devi Sharan was the captain of the Indian Airlines Flight 814 (IC 814) which was hijacked on Friday, December 24, 1999. The book was written in collaboration with journalist Srinjoy Chowdhury. Talking to newsmen. . ... Captain Sharan, though, had won the … The Inside Story. WIAA CONCLUDE VINTAGE CAR & BIKE RALLY SUCCESSFULLY AT HOTEL SOFITEL, A Royal Ensemble of the Best Vintage Cars in Town Hosted at Sofitel Mumbai BKC, Asian Women in Leadership Summit 2018 Inaugurated by Chief Guest Amruta Fadnavis, Fascinating diamond facts for the rarest birthstone of April, Investing in Women for a New India: Sustainable Livelihoods, Neeti Goel Leads from Front to Curb Mumbai’s Hunger Crisis, Roots Entertainment Presents their new track 4 Laawan ft Vibhaas Feat. [3], On December 25 and 26, India discussed their approach to negotiations internally, while passengers on board Flight IC 814 awaited a decision. Biography. [15], On landing, IC 814 requested immediate refuelling for the aircraft. Passengers later stated that they received irregular meals and had limited access to drinking water and sanitation facilities, and that the hijackers utilised the public announcement system on board the plane to proselytize to the passengers. Reports at that time suggested that the pilot flew to Lahore, Pakistan clearly worried about the possible consequences of an Indian hijacked plane on its territory, refused permission. Devi Sharan was the captain of the Indian Airlines Flight 814 (IC 814) which was hijacked on Friday, December 24, 1999. [13] On December 27, the Indian government sent a team of negotiators headed by Vivek Katju, Joint-Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs, along with Home Ministry official Ajit Doval and S.D. [1][2][3]. [13] A note sent to the local committee advised them to ensure the delay by any possible means, including deflating the aircraft tires if necessary. I died many times, at least when I took of from Amritsar. The hull is believed to have fetched 22 lakh. [31] The case came up for regular hearing in high court in September 2012,[33] but the CBI's application was rejected. })(document, 'script', '//aff.bstatic.com/static/affiliate_base/js/flexiproduct.js'); Copyright © 2017 National Herald News. Three and a half years after the hijacking, the hijacked aircraft was later sold as scrap by Indian Airlines in May 2003, subsequently being broken up and scrapped in Mumbai in December 2003. [32] However, CBI moved Punjab and Haryana High Court demanding the death penalty (instead of life imprisonment) for Abdul Latif. [15] Although he had recently stepped down as Inspector-General of Police in the area, J.P. Birdi met up with the plane, since his successor, Bakshi Ram, was on leave when the incident occurred. [13], At 6:04 pm the Indian ATC made contact with flight IC 814, but had not received any orders on how to proceed. Flight Into Fear: The Captain's Story Paperback – 27 April 2000. by. Indian intelligence officials believed that Dawood Ibrahim, an Indian mob leader, had provided assistance in giving the hijackers access to the airport in Kathmandu. [17] The then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was kept in the dark until around 7:00 pm, a full hour and 40 minutes since the hijacking of IC 814 and he came to know about the hijacking only after disembarking from the aircraft in the VIP bay of Palam Technical Area. However, The captain flew to Amritsar citing insufficient fuel and persuaded the hijackers to allow him to land the plane at Amritsar. [43], Riedel, Bruce. Flight into fear by Devi Sharan, Devi Saran, Srinjoy Chowghury, 2000, Penguin Books edition, in English [38], The incident is seen as a failure of the BJP government under Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and IB chief Ajit Doval said that India would have had a stronger negotiating hand if the aircraft had not been allowed to leave Indian territory. The hijackers directed the pilot Captain Devi Sharan to fly to Lahore initially. कप्तान देवी शरन के साथ, इंडियन एयरलाइंस | Capt. Taliban militiamen fighters encircled the aircraft to prevent any Indian military intervention,[4][5] which was found by current National Security Advisor Ajit Doval when he landed there. One of the passengers on board was Roberto Giori, the then-owner of De La Rue Giori, a company which controlled the majority of the world's currency-printing business at the time. He allegedly provided travel papers to the hijackers. [18], India had, on receiving the information that the plane had landed in Lahore in Pakistan, sought a helicopter to transport the Indian High Commissioner, G. Parthasarthy in Islamabad, Pakistan, to Lahore airport, and had requested Pakistani authorities to ensure that the plane did not leave Lahore. Later, it was revealed that this approach caused the hijackers to suspect that the refuelling process would prevent their departure, and they ordered Captain Sharan to take off immediately, resulting in the plane narrowly avoiding hitting the fuel tanker on the runway. Captain Devi Sharan is a true hero who stuck to his duty despite the biggest threat — the threat to life, not just his own, but also to the lives of those he was responsible for. [18] Indian Foreign Office officials reached out for confirmation of reports that passengers on board had been killed, but did not receive a response from Pakistani authorities regarding this. Devi Sharan, Srinjoy Chowdhury. Required fields are marked *. Your email address will not be published. They were charged with helping the hijackers in procuring fake passports and taking weapons on board. [14], At 7:45 pm, local Punjab Police Commandos were placed on standby and ordered by the Crisis Management Group to accompany the fuel-reloading vehicles towards the plane, with the intention of deflating the plane tires in order to immobilize the plane. Mr. Ashok Singhal, international president of the militant Hindu organization VHP, recently criticized the entire Hindu community and termed it cowardly because the passengers and crew aboard the hijacked Indian Airlines plane could not overpower the hijackers. Account of the hijacking of Indian Airlines aircarft from Delhi to Kathmandu and back on Dec. 1999. Flying to the USA to collect an air safety award. Captain Sharan was the pilot of IC 814, the aircraft … Prakash Raj, who played a villain in the Salman Khan-starrer Wanted directed by Prabhu Deva, has now become a sought-after actor in Bollywood too. Your email address will not be published. Initially it was thought that the Taliban was on the Indian side,[citation needed] but later it became apparent that they were working in collaboration with the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). All Rights Reserved. Indian Airlines Flight 814, commonly known as IC 814, was an Indian Airlines Airbus A300 en route from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal to Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, India on Friday, 24 December 1999, when it was hijacked and flown to several locations before landing in Kandahar, Afghanistan. [13] To prevent any military action, Taliban officials surrounded the aircraft with tanks, and on December 27, a Taliban official speaking to a local newspaper stated that the hijackers should either leave Afghanistan or put down their weapons. [10], Shortly after the flight left Kathmandu, senior steward Anil Sharma was accosted by a man wearing a ski mask, who told him that the plane was being hijacked and that he was carrying a bomb. They also attempted to negotiate with the hijackers to release women and children aboard the flight, but were denied. MUMBAI; 18th March 2019: Captain Devi Sharan had planned to spend the last Christmas Eve of the millennium with his family on vacation, when he got pulled out last minute to fly the now infamous flight of IC 814. The Kandahar hijacking is a film that will hold many lessons and important reminders for all of us especially given the tumultuous times we are in today.” The scrapping was handled via Metal Scrap Trading Corporation (MSTC). The three have since been implicated in other terrorist actions, such as the 2002 kidnapping and murder of Daniel Pearl and the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. [Washington Post, 9/27/2004; Rashid, 2008, pp. [17] According to RAW officer, R K Yadav, author of Mission R&AW, days before the hijacking, UV Singh, another RAW operative in Kathmandu informed Tomar that Pakistani terrorists were planning to hijack an Indian plane and he ordered Singh to check the veracity of his report where Singh vouched for its reliability but Tomar rebuked him and told him not to spread rumours. The Kandahar hijacking is a film that will hold many lessons and important reminders for all of us especially given the tumultuous times we are in today.” For Captain Devi Sharan, IC 814 from Kathmandu to Delhi was another routine flight, bringing home honeymooners, holiday-makers and businessmen, special only in that it was the last Christmas Eve of the millennium and he was to go on vacation with his family. An Alliance Air airhostess on Thursday alleged harassment by Captain Devi Sharan, the pilot who flew the hijacked IC-814 to Kandahar in 1999. [16], On approaching Lahore, Pakistan, Flight IC 814 requested permission to land and was denied by Pakistani ATC, which turned off all lights and navigational aids at the airport to prevent a landing. Rupin had died before the aircraft landed in Al Minhad Air Base, in Dubai. Earlier, India's most celebrated pilot, who flew the IC-814 that was hijacked and taken to Kandahar a decade ago, came under a cloud. [13], By this time, the hostages had been allowed to deboard the plane by the hijackers, and the hijackers had also surrendered their weapons. The book was written in collaboration with Saurabh Shukla. [42], Relatives of the passengers aboard Flight IC 814 also raised public protests at being denied information about the passengers' health and status, twice entering briefings and meetings of government officials by force, to demand information, and holding press conferences to criticize the government. [13] Mushtaq Ahmad Zargar was released from a Srinagar prison and flown with Sheikh and Azhar to Kandahar. The Director-General of Police for the state of Punjab, Sarabjeet Singh, later stated that he only received information regarding the hijacking when he saw it on television at 6 pm that evening. Since India did not recognise the Taliban regime, it dispatched an official from its High Commission in Islamabad to Kandahar. The book was written in collaboration with Saurabh Shukla. Sana Khan, Revv partners with Mobileye to make its cars safer, Brazil to Step-up Strategic Technological Partnership with India in Agribusiness. After alerting air traffic control, flight captain Devi Sharan slowed down the aircraft speed by 40 per cent. In the … (function(d, sc, u) { These prisoners were currently being held in Kashmiri jails. Advani, also stated later that he was informed about the incident via the news, and not by the Crisis Management Group, which had convened since then. The hijackers ordered the aircraft to be flown to a series of locations: Amritsar, Lahore and Dubai. [36], On 10 July 2020, one of the accused, Abdul Latif Adam Momin, along with 18 other persons including an employee of the passport office, was acquitted by a Sessions Court in Mumbai of charges relating to the fabrication of passports in connection with the hijacking incident. The flight left with 180 persons on board, including both the crew and the passengers. Abdullah was opposed to releasing the prisoners, warning Dulat of the long-term consequences, but eventually agreed to the demands of the Indian government. 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