A scene from the new Netflix show IC814 | Photo credit: Special Arrangement
Why: In 1981, five men hijacked an Indian Airlines flight and were later captured by Pakistan. After the incident, the Indian government banned this religious symbol, which the hijackers had threatened to use as a weapon. Name it.
A: Kirpan
Why: A terrorist released after the 1999 kidnapping was later convicted in Pakistan for the kidnapping and murder of a Mumbai-based journalist named X.
A: Daniel Pearl
Why: This hijacking and terrorism incident led to at least two wars and harmed the aviation industry. This led to stricter measures for airport security, including the installation of bulletproof cockpit doors on aircraft. What is this incident?
A: 9/11 attacks
Why: This Act of Parliament aims to implement the Hague Abduction Convention and the 2010 Beijing Protocol supplementing the Convention. It has broadened the scope of the term abduction. Name this law.
A: Anti-Kidnapping Act, 2016
Why: There was a time in American history when plane hijackings were so common that sometimes, it happened once a week. In the 1960s, especially, when the US failed to invade X, most hijackers demanded that the plane be taken to X. The ‘Take me to X!’ request was featured in a Monty Python sketch called X, which had gone through a revolution shortly before hijackings became common.
A: Cuba