Learn about the history and fate of IC 814 , the Indian Airlines flight that was hijacked in 1999 and landed in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Find out how the plane was used, repaired, and eventually discarded after the ordeal. IC 814 hijack: The real story behind the negotiations that saved the lives of 176 passengers Negotiators, led by national security adviser Ajit Doval, thought they had a deal — just Masood Azhar. ‘If we'd had whisky there, we’d have popped the bottle,’ a senior govt official recounts IC 814 : The Kandahar Hijack: Created by Anubhav Sinha, Trishant Srivastava. With Harry Parmar, Naseeruddin Shah, Manoj Pahwa, Pankaj Kapur. Indian Airlines flight hijacked en route Kathmandu-Delhi on Dec 24, 1999, diverting to Kandahar under Taliban control. The IC 814 hijacking in December 1999 was a tense, seven-day ordeal that resulted in India releasing three dangerous terrorists in exchange for the safe return of the hostages. The incident led to significant security changes and had lasting impacts on India's counter-terrorism efforts.
