At that time, I was just 21 years old. She was sent to the local hospital where the doctors could not save her life.

It was September 5, 1986. It’s as simple as that in end. After that, I was taken to the terminal by the army and was later shifted to the hospital. That day, nobody saw religion, caste, or creed in each other.

And in a moment, I was down on the ground. Somehow, Neerja hid some passports of American citizens under the seats. Old Is Gold: Amul Releases Rare Ad Featuring Neerja Bhanot, This Punjab Village Immortalized Neerja Bhanot Long Before Sonam Kapoor Did, The Incredible Story of Neerja Bhanot – Indian Flight Attendant Who Saved 360 Lives, For ‘Lado’ – This Emotional Letter by Neerja Bhanot’s Father Will Touch Your Heart, Click here if you want to make a contribution of your choice instead, Join our community of positive ambassadors.

After some time, in the afternoon, they offered us sandwiches. In the evening, they allowed everyone to go to the toilet, one after the other, by crawling on the floor with our hands locked over our heads.

The terrorists used Neerja to communicate with the airline.

It was a very bad day for humanity.

Our flight took off from Mumbai and landed in Karachi around 4.30 a.m.

But who on earth can eat food in such a difficult situation? They also started throwing grenades. Cleaners entered the aircraft and were just about the leave.

… We were seated in economy class at the rear of the plane. By using the power of constructive journalism, we want to change India – one story at a time. After the lights went off, the terrorists panicked and started firing aggressively at us. We at The Better India want to showcase everything that is working in this country. Except Neerja, all other flight attendants were tied up with ropes.

I tried to open the emergency exit door, but couldn’t do it.

I was given treatment at a hospital in Karachi. After giving it a second try, it opened, but at the same time a grenade hit me in the left eye. Musician Nayan Pancholi recounts how he lost his eye but survived the Pan Am flight hijack in 1986. We were a group of singers and music composers from Ahmedabad, who were going to perform in different cities of USA.

This article has been shared via Humans of Amdavad. The captain, the co-pilot, and the cockpit crew had left the aircraft.

20 passengers were killed and nearly 120 people sustained injuries. I was seated near the emergency exit.

There were more than 350 passengers in the plane. In all this cold war drama, Neerja was shot in her hip and was carried off the aircraft in a critical condition. One terrorist had a machine gun in his hand, another had grenades and a belt full of bullets, while the other two had many guns and grenades with them. Everyone was told to have their hands locked above their heads.

In no time, Neerja Bhanot, the senior flight purser, informed the captain and the other crew members in the cockpit to flee the aircraft.

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So, I was taken to Chicago in the US for treatment, but the doctors there too couldn’t save my left eye. This incident has had a deep impact on me.

I just can’t forget that sight.

This is when four armed men in airport security clothes entered the aircraft from the business class side. That day we saw each other as humans and wanted to help and save each other.

To scare us, they even killed a person named Rakesh Kumar and threw him out of the plane. In no time, Neerja Bhanot, the senior flight purser, informed the captain and the other crew members in the cockpit to flee the aircraft.

My own group director and another girl from the group were shot dead. But, my eye couldn’t be treated there. There were some passengers who got off at Karachi. I still remember, exactly after 17 hours of them hijacking the flight, the fuel ran out. Except Neerja, all other flight attendants were tied up with ropes.

The captain, the co-pilot, and the cockpit crew had left the aircraft. I was then taken to Jaslok Hospital in Mumbai.

After 48 hours, the Indian Airlines flight took all the Indians back home. Due to this, the generator of the plane went off, leading to darkness. Our tickets got confirmed at the last moment on Pan-Am Flight-73, which was headed from Mumbai to New York, via Karachi and Frankfurt. They kept on shouting and screaming at us in Arabic and continued firing shots in the air.

Two terrorists were standing in the front and the other two were standing near the rear. Then, they started collecting our passports.

Suddenly, there were screams and three or four shots were fired in the air.

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