LAHORE – Indian Air Force will be recommending failed Wing CommanderAbhinandan for the wartime gallantry medal Vir Chakra, Indian mediareported.

According to ANI,12 Mirage 2000 pilots who violated the Pakistani air spacealong with Abhinandan and ran away throwing Payloads due to timely andeffective response from Pakistan Air Force would also be recommended forVayu Sena medals.

Wing Commander of Indian Air Force, Abhinandan was captured by Pakistanafter his MiG 21 Bison aircraft was shot down by a Pakistan Air Force (PAF)jet on Feb 27 over violateing Pakistani airspace.

He was captured by security personnel of Pakistan.

Wing Commander Abhinandan, in a video message after the incident said “I ama fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force. I was in search of the target whenyour [Pakistan] Air Force shot me down. I had to eject the plane which hadsustained damage. As soon as I ejected and when my parachute opened andwhen I fell down, I had a pistol with me.”

“Indian media always stretches the truth,” he regretted. “The smallest ofthings are presented in a very incendiary manner and people get misled.”