Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman, who shot down a Pakistani F-16 fighter aircraft aerial combat on February 27, 2019, will be awarded the Vir Chakra by President Ram Nath Kovind in an investiture ceremony on Monday. The dog fight involving Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman took place a day after Indian Air Force conducted air strikes in Balakot. India conducted the airstrikes in response to the suicide attack that took place in Pulwama, claiming lives of 40 CRPF personnel on February 14, 2019.

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