The demands of the hijackers were not met and they ultimately surrendered to Pakistani authorities on July 6.

[1][2] The Press Trust of India quoted the hijackers as saying "Long Live Khalistan".

[3] It was related to the secessionist struggle in the Indian state of Punjab, where Khalistani separatists were active.

[2] Parminder Singh Saini was part of the Khalistan movement, a radical Sikh separatist movement in the Indian state of Punjab and hijacked the Indian Airlines Flight 405 that was flying from Srinagar to New Delhi, forcing it to reroute to Lahore in 1984.

After entering and completing his law school education in Canada, Saini sought admission to practice as a lawyer.