Ajay Ahuja was shot dead by Pak army after he bailed out from his fighter jet.
Saturday, May 29, 1999
Kargil Special: Ahuja was shot by Pakistan army after he baled out from jet, says IAF
NEW DELHI: Squadron leader Ajay Ahuja was shot and killed by Pakistani army after he baled out from his MIG-21 fighter jet which was downed by a surface-to-air missile on Thursday, Indian Air Force said today. His body, which reached Srinagar from Kargil after being handed over by Pakistani forces to the Indian army last night, bore bullet wounds, Air Vice Marshal S.K. Malik told reporters. "Preliminary examination of Ahuja's body indicates that it bore bullet wounds. He had been shot after being captured. Details about the bullet wounds would be known after the post-mortem," Malik said.
Stating that Ahuja's body would be flown to Bhatinda tomorrow for cremation with full military honours, he said "we have definite information that both pilots (Ahuja and Flt Lt K. Nachiketa who is now in Pakistani custody) had landed on the other (Pakistan) side of the line of control after baling out of their respective aircraft." Ahuja, who was an operation pilot of MIG-23 fighter bomber and MIG-21 variants, is survived by his wife, Alka, and son, Ankush.
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