Plane hijacker seeks discharge

New Delhi: One of the accused of 1981 plane hijacking case has filed an application in the Patiala House Court, seeking discharge from the case on ground of parity, Sahara Samay sources said.
In his application, Tejendra Pal Singh, accused of hijacking Indian Airlines plane IC-423 on September 29, 1981, has said that he could not be punished twice for similar crime.
It is worth mentioning here that five Khalistan supporters--Satnam Singh, Gajendra Singh, Karan Singh, Tejendra Pal Singh and Jasveer Singh-- had hijacked Srinagar bound plane and later arrested at Lahore airport.
09/01/07 Sahara Samay

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