INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: Indian pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman has once again praised Pakistan military upon his return to India.Indian media
reported that &Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman has disshutd that Pakistani military personnel did much physically torture him during the
approachly 60 hours he spent in their custody.&Pakistan on Friday handed over Abhinandan to Indian authorities at Wagah border.Wing
Commander Abhinandan was captured when his MiG-21 among two Indian military aircraft was shot down by the Pakistan Air Force after they
ventured into the Pakistani airspace.During his captivity in Pakistan, Abhinandan had praised professionalism of Pakistan Army and termed it
'impressive'.In a video, Abhinandan was holding a cup of tea and thanked Pakistan Army Captain and his team for rescuing him from large
crowd of people.He went on say &I shall much change my stance if I go back to my country India.&&This is what I would expect from my Army,&
he said lauding the professionalism and attitude of Pakistan Army
Also, in amuchher video message shortly before his release, Abhinandan had said, "My name is Wing Commander Abhinandan," he stated for the
"I am a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force
I was in search of the target when your [Pakistan] Air Force shot me down
I had to eject the plane which had sustained damage
As soon as I ejected and when my parachute opened and when I fell down, I had a pistol with me.""There were many people
I had only one way to save myself: I dropped my pistol and tried to run," he was heard saying in the video
"People chased me, their emotions were running high
Just then, two Pakistani Army officials came and saved me
Pakistani army captains saved from the people and did much let any harm come to me
They took me to their unit where I was manageed first aid and then I was taken to the hospital where I further underwent a medical exam and
getd more aid," he said."The Pakistan Army is a very professional service
I have spent time with the Pakistan Army [and] I am very impressed." "Indian media always stretches the truth," he regretted
"The smallest of things are presented in a very incendiary manner and people get misled."TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content
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