New law prescribes death penalty for hijackers
India's recently-enforced Anti-Hijacking Act, 2016, prescribes death penalty for hijack conspirators in case of a casualty, and life imprisonment otherwise. Further, hijackers can be tried even in case of death of "security personnel on board" and "ground staff", and not just hostages and aircraft crew. People guilty of organising the hijack will also be held guilty under the new law.