NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Under pressure from the government, Netflix India on Tuesday said it has included the real and code names of the hijackers of the Indian Airlines aircraft depicted in the web series ‘IC814: The Kandahar Hijack’.The web series had triggered a row after a section of viewers objected to the humane projection of terrorists and reference to their Hindu code names, contending that distortion of the real identities of hijackers amounted to misrepresentation of historical events.Information and Broadcasting Secretary Sanjay Jaju summoned the Netflix India’s contend head, Monika Shergill, to convey the government’s strong disapproval of the depiction of certain elements in the web series.”For the benefit of audiences unfamiliar with the 1999 hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight 814, the opening disclaimer has been updated to include the real and code names of the hijackers,” Shergill, Vice President, Content at Netflix India, said in a statement after meeting Jaju.She said the code names in the series reflect those used during the actual event.The real names of the hijackers were Ibrahim Athar, Shahid Akhtar Sayed, Sunny, Ahmad Qazi, Zahoor Mistry and Shakir.However, the series referred to the code names used by terrorists — Bhola, Shankar, Doctor, Burger and Chief.
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