Attari (Punjab):IAF pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, captured by Pakistanis two days ago after his MiG-21 crashed in Pakistani territory, returned to India on Friday night.
Dressed in a blue coat, grey trousers and white shirt, he was received by senior Border Security Force officers at Zero Line that marks the India-Pakistan land border.
As security personnel and media crew waited for Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman’s homecoming after two days in Pakistani detention, “procedural delays” and “documentation problems” were cited as the reason for the hold-up.
The government wanted to avoid the jostling and media frenzy around the pilot, now for many a symbol of hope and the easing of tension between India and Pakistan just as they were seen to be sliding towards a major confrontation.
SOURCE: IANS
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