IAF recommends Vir Chakra for Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman.
The IAF has suggested Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman for a top wartime chivalry grant, while likewise exchanging him out of the Srinagar to another base on the western front till he is discovered medicinally fit to fly once more. Safeguard sources said Varthaman, who shot down a F-16 preceding his MiG-21 was additionally brought down amid the flying clash with Pakistan Air Force on February 27, has been suggested for a Vir Chakra, which is the third most astounding wartime award after Param Vir Chakra and Maha Vir Chakra. Varthaman, obviously, was later discharged on March 1 subsequent to being caught by the Pakistan Army on February 27.
