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He was born on 21 June 1983 in Tamil Nadu, India.His family hails from Thirupanamoor, a village near Kanchipuram. Abhinandan's father, Mr. Simhakutty Varthaman was retired as an Air Marshal in the Indian Air Force while his mother is a doctor by profession.Abhinandan is married to a retired IAF Squadron leader and lives in Chennai.
Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman is a graduate of the National Defence Academy and joined the Indian Air Force as a fighter pilot in 2004. He trained at the IAF centres in Bathinda and Halwara and was previously a trained Su-30 MKI fighter pilot before being assigned to the MiG-21 Bison squadron.
Duty and time spent in Pakistan
On 27 February 2019, Varthaman was flying a MiG-21 when he crossed into Pakistan territory. He was shot down by the Pakistani Air Force near the village of Horran. Varthaman ejected, deployed his parachute and descended safely to the ground. It is claimed by local villagers that Varthaman could be identified as an Indian pilot by the Indian flag on his parachute.Upon landing, Varthaman asked the villagers if he was in India, to which a young boy replied "yes" to allow time for Pakistani soldiers to capture him alive.in response to Varthaman shouting patriotic Indian slogans,one villagers shouted back "long live Pakistan!", after which Varthaman began to fire warning shots and run away at least 500m. At this point, Varthaman was attacked by some villagers. Varthaman attempted to swallow sensitive documents and some documents throw in water some of which were taken by the villagers and handed over to the Pakistan Army.When Pakistani soldiers arrived, they found Varthaman being attacked by a group of villagers, with some villagers trying to protect him.
A statement released by the IAF said that prior to his MiG's crashing, a PAF Lockheed Martin F-16 crashed in Pakistan. A statement from Pakistan's Inter-Services Public Relations Director General refuted this claim, stating that all Pakistani planes had returned to base and F-16s were not used in any activities that day.
Videos and images released by Pakistani authorities showed him being beaten and dragged by a mob with his face covered in blood. Another set of videos showed him being interrogated while tied and blindfolded, receiving first aid and then being further interrogated over tea.[13][21] These videos and images of Varthaman beaten, bloodied and then blindfolded and interrogated received mixed reception with some criticising them as a "vulgar display"and others praising the intervention of the Pakistani soldiers. The release of these videos is suspected of being a violation of the Geneva Conventions and were deleted by Pakistani authorities after they went viral.However experts differ whether the Geneva Convention applies in this case. In the first few videos, Varthaman did not divulge any details other than his name, his rank and that he was a Hindu.The following day, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs confirmed that an Indian pilot was missing in action after a MiG-21 Bison fighter plane was lost while engaging with Pakistani jets that violated the Indian airspace.
Repatriation
Wagha border
On 28 February 2019, Pakistan's PM Imran Khan announced while addressing a joint sitting of the Parliament of Pakistan that the government had decided to release Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman the next day as a "gesture of peace". A petition that was filed before the Islamabad High Court seeking an injunction to stop his release was however dismissed by the court the same day.Varthaman crossed the India-Pakistan border at Wagah on 1 March 2019.
Talking to BBC Urdu, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, the Foreign Minister of Pakistan said that his government announced the release of the IAF Wing Commander out of a desire for peace and there was no compulsion or pressure on Pakistan; as was implied by the Indian media.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed the release of Abhinandan at a political rally in his home state, suggesting the nation was proud of him.
Hours before his release, a fresh video was released to the Pakistani media which showed Varthaman praising the Pakistani army while criticising the Indian media. This video appeared to be heavily edited and was quickly deleted. Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman later claimed that the video was shot under duress.
A medical check-up upon his return found that he had multiple bruises and a fractured rib but no 'significant injuries'.
Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman is a true symbol of a proud indian soldier.
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Abhinandan Varthaman was born on 21 June 1983 is an Indian interceptor pilot and officer in the Indian Air Force. He scouts a MiG-21 Bison interceptor aircraft. He gained extensive media attention when he exploded down a Pakistani F-1 before being shot down in an elevated dogfight. He was arrested and detained for3 days by Pakistan Army militants in Feb 2019 India-Pakistan standoff.