Abhinandan Varthaman's Rib Injured After Being Assaulted by a in Pakistan
New Delhi: The doctors at a military hospital here have found that a rib of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was injured due to "assault by Pakistani residents" after landing in PoK, news agency ANI quoted a source as saying.
The news agency further quoted the source as saying that though they did not find bugs, the MRI scan showed an injury in the lower spine of IAF pilot, "which could have happened while ejecting from his MiG-21 after an aerial combat with neighbouring country's F-16
Varthaman underwent several medical tests as part of a cooling down process.. "The efforts have been to ensure that he returns to the cockpit soon," a military official said.
The IAF pilot was captured by the Pakistani Army on Wednesday after his MiG-21 Bison jet was shot down in a dogfight with Pakistani jets during an aerial combat. He downed an F-16 fighter of Pakistan before his plane was hit.
Varthaman arrived in the national capital by an IAF flight at around 11:45 pm Friday, nearly two-and-half hours after he crossed over to India through the Attari-Wagah border.
New Delhi: The doctors at a military hospital here have found that a rib of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was injured due to "assault by Pakistani residents" after landing in PoK, news agency ANI quoted a source as saying.
The news agency further quoted the source as saying that though they did not find bugs, the MRI scan showed an injury in the lower spine of IAF pilot, "which could have happened while ejecting from his MiG-21 after an aerial combat with neighbouring country's F-16
Varthaman underwent several medical tests as part of a cooling down process.. "The efforts have been to ensure that he returns to the cockpit soon," a military official said.
The IAF pilot was captured by the Pakistani Army on Wednesday after his MiG-21 Bison jet was shot down in a dogfight with Pakistani jets during an aerial combat. He downed an F-16 fighter of Pakistan before his plane was hit.
Varthaman arrived in the national capital by an IAF flight at around 11:45 pm Friday, nearly two-and-half hours after he crossed over to India through the Attari-Wagah border.
