Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman shifted from Srinagar base over safety concerns

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NEW DELHI: Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was captured by the Pakistan forces after an aerial dogfight in February and was returned to India two days later, has been shifted out of the Srinagar airbase amid concerns over his security in Kashmir Valley.

Indian Air Force (IAF) has now posted the brave officer to an important airbase in the Western sector.

Varthaman, who became a national icon soon after his release from the Pakistan custody, had returned to his squadron in Srinagar in March