“I do not know why persons are making an argument across the sequence. The sequence is predicated on an actual occasion and the names of the hijackers — Bhola and Shankar — used within the sequence are additionally factual,” Pooja Kataria, who was on the flight when it received hijacked, stated.
Reliving her horror, Kataria recalled, “We have been getting back from Nepal when the aeroplane received hijacked.There have been 176 passengers on the flight. Simply half an hour after the flight took off, it was hijacked.”
“There have been 5 hijackers within the aircraft. We have been all scared and did not have any thought about our whereabouts. We got nothing to eat, besides a small apple on a day,” she added.
Recollecting how the hijackers celebrated her birthday on the flight, Kataria stated, “One of many hijackers who was referred to as Burger celebrated my birthday on the hijacked aircraft and likewise gifted me his scarf on that day.”
“One other hijacker who recognized himself as Physician used to offer speeches on Islam on the aircraft and appeared to be an clever particular person,” she added.
The sequence ‘IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack’ sparked controversy on social media over the portrayal of the hijackers’ names. In response, Netflix up to date its disclaimer to incorporate each the true and code names of the hijackers.
A Public Curiosity Litigation (PIL) was filed within the Delhi excessive court docket by Surjit Singh Yadav, chief of Hindu Sena, looking for a ban on the Netflix sequence.
