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Amul toasts Neerja Bhanot - the brave Pan Am flight attendant who died protecting others.

Neerja Bhanot, the brave young woman who lost her life while trying to save many others on board the Pan Am Flight 73 that was hijacked on September 5, 1986, is being remembered all over the country today. Read the emotional article her father wrote after her death.

In September 1986, terrorists hijacked a plane in Karachi. Neerja Bhanot, a flight attendant, saved the lives of 360 passengers and was killed while shielding children from terrorist fire. She was posthumously awarded the Ashok Chakra. Here's her story of amazing grit and valour.