Wg. Cdr. Abhinandan gets gallantry medal |
Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman who emerged a national hero after he shot down a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet on February 27 during a dogfight near the Line of Control will be awarded with the Vir Chakra gallantry medal on Independence Day. He was captured by Pakistani forces after his jet crashed on Pakistan`s territory and returned to India three days later, on March 1. The dogfight took place a day after Indian Air Force jets bombed terror camps in Pakistan`s Balakot after 40 soldiers were killed in Jammu and Kashmir`s Pulwama by a suicide bomber of the Jaish-e-Mohammed. IAF Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa confirmed that the Wing Commander would resume his duties as soon as he was fit.
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