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Detailed explanation-1: -Abhinandan Varthaman VrC (born 21 June 1983) is an Indian Air Force fighter pilot who was held captive in Pakistan for 60 hours after his aircraft was shot down in an aerial dogfight.

Detailed explanation-2: -Group Captain Kambampati Nachiketa Rao, VM is a retired officer of the Indian Air Force. While carrying out an Airstrike on Pakistani positions in Batalik sector during the Kargil War, he was shot down and captured on 27 May 1999 by a Pakistani Unit led by Capt Rao Tahseen Ali.

Detailed explanation-3: -PM Modi soon said Abhinandan Varthaman made India proud. Abhinandan Varthaman returned to India 58 hours after he was captured by Pakistan. He walked through the Attari-Wagah border on the night of February 28.

Detailed explanation-4: -On March 13, 2002, while replying to AK Patel’s unstarred question 1088, then-Minister of Defense George Fernandes said, “During the 1971 war, 532 Indian soldiers were taken prisoners of war by Pakistan. All these soldiers have been repatriated to India.

Detailed explanation-5: -Abhinandan Varthaman shot down an F-16 over Pakistan-occupied Kashmir during India’s Balakot air strike but was taken captive by the Pakistan Army after his plane was shot down by enemy forces.