The only person convicted in the 1985 Air India – Kanishka – bombings that killed 331 people, is now free. Canada's parole board has said Inderjit Singh Reyat had been ordered to live at a halfway house following his release from prison one year ago, after serving two decades behind bars. That condition has now been lifted and Reyat may return to a normal life.<br/><br/>The Sikh immigrant from India was convicted of making bombs that were stuffed into luggage and planted on two planes leaving Vancouver and of lying in court to cover for his co-accused.<br/>One bomb tore apart Air India Flight 182 – Kanishka – as it neared the coast of Ireland, killing all 329 people aboard, including entire families.<br/>The second exploded at Japan's Narita airport, killing two baggage handlers as they transferred cargo to another Air India plane.
News On AIR | February 16, 2017 6:07 PM
Canada Frees 1985 Air India-Kanishka Bomber Inderjit Singh Reyat