1971 Indian Airlines hijacking
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1971 Indian Airlines hijacking
| Hijacking summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | 30 January 1971 |
| Type | Aircraft hijacking |
| Site | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Survivors | All |
| Aircraft type | Fokker F27 Friendship |
| Aircraft name | Ganga |
| Operator | Indian Airlines |
On January 30, 1971 an Indian Airlines Fokker F27 Friendship aircraft named Ganga was hijacked by two Kashmiri millitants, Hashim Quereshi and his cousin Ashraf Butt, and was flown to Lahore, Pakistan where the passengers and crew were released and plane was burnt on February 1, 1971.[1][2][3]
Ganga was one of the oldest aircraft in the Indian Airlines fleet and was already withdrawn from service but was re-inducted days before the hijacking. [2]
It is alleged that Research and Analysis Wing, the external intelligence agency of India, planned and executed the hijacking as a false flag operation.[4] Furthermore, Hashim Quereshi was later disputably claimed to be a Border Security Force sub-inspector.[1]
Pakistan initially allowed media attention on the hijackers as heroes of the Kashmir conflict but later branded them as Indian agents and sentenced them to prison terms.[2][5]
India retaliated to the hijacking and subsequent burning of the aircraft by banning overflights by Pakistani aircraft. This overflight ban in the run up to the december 1971 war between the countries had a significant impact on troop movement into erstwhile East Pakistan, now Bangladesh.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Who was behind hijacking of IA plane 'Ganga'?". Fouq Libarary. http://www.kashmiri.info/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=66. Retrieved February 04, 2012.
- ^ a b c d Athale, Colonel (Dr ) Anil (retd) (June 02, 2005). "The Rediff Special: Did India plant 1965 war plans?". Rediff. http://www.rediff.com/news/2005/jun/02spec11.htm. Retrieved February 04, 2012.
- ^ "Hijack into terror". The Times Of India. October 06, 2001. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2001-10-06/india/27236052_1_ia-aircraft-indian-airlines-aircraft-lahore. Retrieved February 04, 2012.
- ^ John E. Pike. "Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)". Global Security. Archived from the original on 7 September 2009. http://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/world/india/raw.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
- ^ Raman, B. (January 2, 2000). "PAKISTAN & TERRORISM". South Asia Analysis Group. http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/%5Cpapers%5Cpaper97.html. Retrieved February 04, 2012.
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