Warrants against five in 1981 plane hijacking

New Delhi: A court here has issued non-bailable warrants against five Sikh militants involved in a 1981 Air India plane hijack, and said they would face a fresh trial for other offences than those they had been earlir convicted of and sentenced to.
The warrants against the five - Tejender Pal Singh, Karan Singh Kini, Jasbir Singh Jima, Satnam Singh and Gajender Singh - were issued Thursday after Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Sameer Bajpai took cognisance of Dehi Police chargesheet filed in the case in 2011. The order was only made available Friday.
Issuing the warrants, the magistrate fixed the matter for further hearing Oct 15.
The militants on Sep 29, 1981 hijacked an Air India flight from New Delhi to Srinagar and forced it to land in Pakistan. They were arrested by Pakistan police and were sentenced life terms by a court there.
31/08/12 IANS/News Track India

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