Parminder Singh Saini
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Parminder Singh Saini is a convicted Indian hijacker who immigrated to Canada
under a false name. He fought deportation when his identity was discovered, and stayed in the country for 15 years, earning a law degree before he was deported in 2010. He hijacked an Indian Airlines plane to Lahore
in 1984. He was sentenced to death in a trial in Pakistan
, but released after ten years imprisonment.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
under a false name. He fought deportation when his identity was discovered, and stayed in the country for 15 years, earning a law degree before he was deported in 2010. He hijacked an Indian Airlines plane to Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
in 1984. He was sentenced to death in a trial in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, but released after ten years imprisonment.