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In October 1996, the two brothers from Punjab had hidden inside the landing gear of a British Airways flight at the Indira Gandhi International Airport
Vijay did not survive the trip and his body fell from the aircraft during the landing at London’s Heathrow airport. (Image for representation: AFP/File)
When 2 Indian Brothers, Accused Of Sikh Separatist Links, Hid In Landing Gear Of London-Bound Plane
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A 13-year-old Afghan boy’s “curiosity” brought him to New Delhi from Kabul on Sunday, after he somehow managed to climb into the landing gear compartment of an aircraft.
While the teenager was repatriated to Afghanistan on the same flight, the incident takes us back to 1996 – two brothers from Punjab had hidden inside the landing gear of a British Airways flight at the Indira Gandhi International Airport.
Accused of links to a Sikh separatist group, the brothers were forced to flee from India but they did not have enough money or the visas to get to London.
Hence, Pradeep Saini, 23, and Vijay Saini, 19 – who were car mechanics – took the extreme measure of sneaking into the international flight via the landing gear. Vijay did not survive the trip and his body fell from the aircraft during the landing at London’s Heathrow airport.
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September 23, 2025, 18:41 IST
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