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Abhinandan gets India’s third-highest gallantry medal

by News desk
November 23, 2021
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Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Abhinandan Varthaman — who was captured by Pakistan in 2019 after his MiG 21 Bison aircraft was shot down by a Pakistan Air Force (PAF) jet and later returned to India — was awarded India’s third-highest gallantry medal on Monday, local media reported.

Abhinandan received the Vir Chakra — the third-highest wartime gallantry award after Param Vir Chakra and Maha Chakra — from Indian President Ram Nath Kovind at an investiture ceremony in the capital.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh were also present at the ceremony. —Agencies