Mistry Zahoor Ibrahim, the IC-814 hijacker, was shot dead outside his residence in Karachi, Pakistan. Keep an eye on the news for further information.
According to multiple media sources, Zahoor Mistry, one of the five terrorists who hijacked Indian Airlines flight IC-814 in 1999, was slain in Pakistan.
According to sources, Mistry was slain on March 1 in Karachi by two bike-riding assassins. The police suspect that the homicide was premeditated.
Geo TV, a Pakistani news station, confirmed the death and reported the murder of a “businessman” in Karachi without providing any further details.
According to reports, Mistry was operating a furniture shop in the city under the alias ‘Zahid Akhund.’
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According to reports, Zahoor, one of the five terrorists involved in the IC-814 hijacking, lived in Pakistan for years as ‘Zahid Akhund’ and also ran the ‘Crescent Furniture’ store in Karachi’s Akhtar colony.
Mistry Zahoor Ibrahim, Zahid Akhund Ghani, and Jamali used to live in Karachi’s Akhtar Colony. According to multiple media accounts, he was shot dead on March 1 by two bike-riding assassins.
Airlines Hijacker Shot To Death In Pakistan
According to media sources, Zahoor Mistry, one of the five terrorists who hijacked Indian Airlines aircraft IC-814 in 1999, was shot dead in Pakistan.
Mistry was reportedly slain on March 1 in Karachi by two bike-riding assailants. The police believe the murder was premeditated.
Geo TV, a Pakistani news channel, confirmed the death and reported the murder of a “businessman” in Karachi without providing any other information.
According to reports, Mistry was operating a furniture shop in the city under the alias ‘Zahid Akhund.’
CCTV footage of the murder was shared by Geo TV, and it showed two armed bikers prowling the streets of Akhtar Colony before entering a furniture warehouse after what appeared to be a survey of the area.
Hijacker Shot To Death- Age And Wiki Details
Rupin Katyal, 25, was brutally murdered by Zahoor Mistry on December 25, 1999, with a sharp instrument, and his body was recovered from the hijacked plane in the UAE.
On that fatal day, he and his wife were returning to Delhi from their honeymoon in Kathmandu.
According to counter-terrorism experts, only Ibrahim Azhar and Shahid Akhtar Sayed are still alive in Pakistan, with the latter having moved away from Karachi to the relative safety of Pakistan’s lawless Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region.
While one of the hijackers died naturally, it is believed that another was murdered by Indian security forces during the December 13, 2001, attack on Parliament by the same Sunni jihadist group with Deobandi ideology.