1976 Indian Airlines hijacking

Domestic passenger flight hijacking Indian Airlines Flight Indian Airlines Boeing 737-2A8; VT-EGE, December 1998 BUI (5404996252).jpg 1.15 An Indian Airlines Boeing 737-200, the model of the hijacked aircraft. Hijacking 1976 09 10 y Aircraft hijacking Palam Airport, Delhi, India Boeing 737-200 Indian Airlines Unknown Palam Airport, Delhi, India Santacruz Airport, Bombay, India 83 77 6 0 83 The 1976 Indian Airlines hijacking was a domestic passenger flight hijacking by a group of six terrorists on 10 September 1976. The flight was from Palam Airport, Delhi to Santacruz Airport, Mumbai. The terrorists were later identified to be Kashmiri separatists. Their names were Syed Abdul Hameed Dewani, Syed M Rafique, M. Ahsan Rathore, Abdul Rashid Malik, Ghulam Rasool, and Khawaja Ghulam Nabi Itoo.Hasan Najmul 2015-04-15 Hijacking of Indian Airlines Boeing 737: What really happened https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19761015-hijacking-of-indian-airlines-boeing-737-what-really-happened-819368-2015-04-15 2026-08-31 India Today enSethi Sunil 2015-04-11 Indian Airlines Boeing-737 hijack: Passengers, crew members return safely to Delhi https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19760930-indian-airlines-boeing-737-hijack-passengers-crew-members-return-safely-to-delhi-819353-2015-04-11 2026-08-31 India Today en Timeline The original flight path was Delhi to Mumbai. Initially ordered to fly the plane to Libya, after knowing that there wasn't enough fuel for that journey, the leader of the terrorists told the pilot Captain B.N Reddy to take the flight to Karachi, Pakistan instead. To refuel the plane, they landed in the CAA Lahore airport in Pakistan. All the passengers and crew on board were returned to India the next day, after diplomatic relations between India and Pakistan were re-established and Pakistan helped with the rescue operations. The hijackers were tricked during breakfast on the plane. They were served colorless tranquilizers with water, leading to the apprehension of all six of the hijackers. Afterwards, the plane was sent back to India with 83 passengers on board. Aftermath The terrorists were later released in Pakistan citing "lack of evidence".Ranter Harro Unlawful Interference Boeing 737-200 , Friday 10 September 1976 https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/329315 2026-08-31 aviation-safety.net Repercussions on the Indian side led to the suspension of 11 members of the security staff and a promise by the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation, Raj Bahadur, to order a detailed and "thorough inquiry" into the event "and into the security arrangements at the airport". See also Timeline of Hijacking of Indian Airplanes References Category:Hijackings in the 1970s Category:Hijackings in Asia Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1976 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 737 Original Category:Aircraft hijackings in India 814 Category:1976 in India Category:1976 crimes in India Category:September 1976 in Asia