Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Which hijack had the most unusual end?


  • Hijack : On 10th April 1993, around 53 passengers of flight ic-436 were biding their time during a normal flight from Lucknow to Delhi.
  • Within few moments after take off; suddenly four young men announced that they were going to hijack plane.
  • They asked everyone to sit quiet ;other wise, plane would be blown with a bottle full of explosive material.
  • Students : These four man turned out to be students of Lucknow College for Arts and Craft (Lucknow University) - better known for its budding painters and sculptors.
  • They wanted change in course; postponement of exams and cancellation of an award to their professor.

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  • One of the students kept on narrating students’ problems before passengers.
  • Strange : Amusingly, passengers paid no attention to them and kept on biding their time.
  • Meanwhile, flight flew in circles around Lucknow and nearby areas for 3 hours.
  • Soon hijackers announced ; plane was about to land.
  • But, passengers were not pleased.
  • After all, passengers had to miss important professional and personal commitments for no fault of theirs .
  • Surprise : All of a sudden, they overpowered four of them and gave them a severe beating for creating ruckus.
  • Well, all four of them were arrested by cops and rusticated from university.
  • Perhaps : “Scientists say the world is made of protons, neutrons and electrons. They forgot to mention morons.” : Anonymous
  • Pic Credits : Google