1984 Indian Airlines Airbus A300 hijacking

On 24 August 1984, Seven young hijackers demanded an Indian Airlines jetliner Airbus A300, on a domestic flight from Chandigarh to Srinagar with 100 passengers on board, be flown to the United States. The plane traveled to Lahore, then to Karachi and finally to Dubai, where the defense minister of the United Arab Emirates negotiated the release of the passengers.

Indian Airlines Airbus A300
An Indian Airlines A300, similar to the aircraft involved in the hijack
Hijacking
Date24 August 1984 (1984-08-24)
Aircraft
Aircraft typeAirbus A300
OperatorIndian Airlines
Flight originChandigarh
DestinationSrinagar
Fatalities0

The Press Trust of India quoted the hijackers as saying "Long Live Khalistan".[1]

It was related to the secessionist struggle in the Indian state of Punjab, where Khalistani separatists were active. The Sikh hijackers wanted to bring alleged atrocities against the Sikh community in limelight. They demanded a separate country for Sikhs.[2] The Khalistan movement is an active separatist movement in Punjab and UK where Sikh community openly asks for a different country for Sikh people(Khalistan).[3]

References
  1. "Sikh extremists hijacked an Indian Airlines plane with 264". 1984. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  2. Stevens, William K. (6 July 1984). "Indian Jet Carrying 264 Hijacked to Pakistan, Reportedly by Sikhs". New York Times. p. A2. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  3. Kiessling, Hein (2016). Faith, Unity, Discipline: The Inter-Service-Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781849048637. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
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