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IC814: Swiss Businessman Who Controlled 90% of the World’s Currency-Printing Was Onboard; Hijackers Had No Clue

According to reports, Roberto Giori was on his way back from Kathmandu after spending a holiday with his partner Christina Calabresi. (Representative/News18 Hindi) The IC814 hijack involved a wealthy businessman who was one of the hostages. His presence created international pressure on India during the negotiations The Kandahar hijack incident has been generating curiosity among the public ever since Netflix started streaming the IC814 The Kandahar Hijack mini-series based on the infamous 1999 incident in which a passenger flight from Kathmandu to Delhi was taken over by militants. Amid some controversy over how much of the series is fiction, some details from the actual hijacking saga have resurfaced in the public domain. A particularly sensational piece of information was the presence of a rich businessman onboard the flight that took off from Kathmandu with 176 passengers. However, the hijackers had no clue about the passenger’s real identity. Read More: IC814: What Happened to the Plane After the Hijack Saga? No one among the passengers had any clue about this high-profile passenger who was sitting with …