Ic-814

Revealed: Exact Role Of Ajit Doval In Masood Azhar's Release For IC 814

India News | Written by Sunetra Choudhury | Wednesday March 13, 2019

The release of terror mastermind Masood Azhar in 1999 in exchange for the 155 passengers held hostage on the hijacked Indian Airlines flight IC-814 is at the core of an electoral battle today, but many details of this swap remain secret.

Jaish Camp Targeted by India Was Headed By Maulana Yousuf Azhar, IC-814 Hijacker

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Tuesday February 26, 2019

The Indian Air Force, sources said, eliminated 300 terrorists in "non-military, pre-emptive air strikes" across the Line of Control today, targeting terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed, which had claimed responsibility for the attack on a CRPF convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district in which 40 soldiers were killed two weeks ago.

After Kashmir's Kidnapping Fiasco, Changes In Police Top Order: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday September 4, 2018

Days after the release of a terrorist's father in exchange for kidnapped family members of policemen, a top level police officer in Jammu and Kashmir has been transferred. Sources say state police chief SP Vaid is the next in line and the order is likely to come tomorrow. In nearly 20 years, the government has not negotiated with terrorists -- the ...

IC-814 Hijacking Case: Supreme Court To Hear Convict's Plea Against Life Sentence

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 21, 2017

The Supreme Court today agreed to hear two appeals challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court verdict convicting co-conspirator Abdul Latif Adam Momin and acquitting another accused in the sensational 1999 Kandahar hijacking case.

Abdur Rehman Admits Link With Kandahar Plane Hijack Terrorists

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 23, 2016

Al-Qaeda Indian sub-continent (AQIS) operative Mohammed Abdur Rehman has admitted his links with the terrorists involved in the 1999 Kandahar plane hijack and 2002 American Centre blast incident in Kolkata, a senior police official said today.

'Kandahar Hijack Response Goofed Up': Congress Targets BJP on ex-RAW Chief's Comments

India News | Agencies | Friday July 3, 2015

A former intelligence chief's comment that the response to the 1999 IC-814 hijack was "goofed up" has stirred a new political row. Targeting the BJP, which was in power at the time, the Congress today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi must apologise to the nation.

Handling of Kandahar Hijack Was 'Goofed Up', Says Former RAW Chief A S Dulat

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 3, 2015

Former chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) A S Dulat has said that the response to the IC-814 hijack in 1999 was "goofed up" as no clear instructions were given to the police when the plane landed in Amritsar due to which the hijackers managed to take it to Kandahar in Afghanistan.

Mumbai court acquits 19 in Kandahar hijack case

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 19, 2012

A local court on Friday acquitted 19 persons, accused to have helped get fake passports for the hijackers of the Indian Airlines flight IC-814 in December 1999.

Kandahar hijack suspect, Mehrajuddin Dand, arrested in Jammu and Kashmir

India News | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Thursday September 13, 2012

One of India's most wanted, 48-year-old Mehrajuddin Dand, is now in police custody. His arrest comes 13 years after the audacious Kandahar IC-814 hijack, for which he is suspected to have provided logistical support. The militant, the Jammu and Kashmir Police say, is a major catch; he had been operating for the last 20 years.

Chile police: Abdul Rauf in custody is not Kandahar mastermind

India News | NDTV Correspondent | Friday April 15, 2011

Top officers of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) met the Chilean authorities in Santiago to check whether the person in their custody is Abdul Rauf, the man suspected to be a key conspirator in the hijacking of Indian Airlines plane (IC-814) in 1999.Though the Chilean police said the man in custody is not the same man wanted by the Indian ...

CBI team in Chile to identify Kandahar hijacking mastermind

India News | NDTV Correspondent | Friday April 15, 2011

Top officers of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) are in Santiago to identity Abdul Rauf, a person suspected to be a key conspirator in the hijacking of Indian Airlines plane (IC-814) in 1999. The CBI team will meet Chilean authorities in this regard.Rauf was arrested in a fake visa case in January. During investigations, Chilean police fou...

Indian team to check on IC-814 'mastermind'

India News | NDTV Correspondent | Tuesday April 12, 2011

A two member team from India will leave for Chile tomorrow to determine if Abdul Rauf, the man detained by Chile, is the man suspected to be behind the hijacking of IC-814 in 1999.The team will include one member from the CBI's Interpol unit and one member from the Intelligence Bureau.While Chile informed India about the arrest last week, officials...

Arrest of Jaish militant; CBI to probe

India News | NDTV Correspondent | Tuesday March 2, 2010

A top Jaish-e-Mohammed militant who claimed to have played a key role in the 1999 IC-814 Kandahar hijacking has been arrested in Dhaka.

The hijacking of Indian Airlines flight IC-814

India News | Maya Sharma | Sunday August 30, 2009

Indian Airlines flight IC 814 on its way back to Delhi from Kathmandu was hijacked by 5 Pakistani hijackers on December 24, 1999.