Indian Airlines Flight 423

: IC423) was an Indian Airlines Boeing 737 domestic passenger flight from Srinagar to Delhi on 29 September 1981.

It was hijacked by five Sikh of the Dal Khalsa (armed with daggers and a hand grenade) and taken to Lahore Airport in Pakistan.

Pakistan took commando action using its elite SSG which cleared the plane and got all passengers released.

[3] The hijackers faced trial in Pakistan and were sentenced to life imprisonment.

However, the court discharged him, stating that the accused has already served the sentence in Pakistan.