When will Abhinandan fly fighter jet again? IAF chief answers

Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa on Monday said that Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman will fly a fighter jet if and when he gets "medically fit". BS Dhanoa's statement came a few days after Indian Air Force I(AF) pilot Abhinandan was captured in Pakistan after his MiG 21 Bison crashed across the Line of Control (LoC).

"Whether he [Wing Commander Abhinandan] flies or not depends on his medical fitness. That's why post ejection, he has undergone medical check. Whatever treatment required, will be given. Once we get his medical fitness, he will get into fighter cockpit," Dhanoa said.