<p class="title">Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman on Sunday underwent debriefings by security agencies even as his medical check-up continued for the second day at a military hospital here, officials said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A number of senior Indian Air Force (IAF) officials also met Varthaman who was brought to Delhi after he returned to India from Pakistan through the Attari-Wagah border late Friday night.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Wing Commander Varthaman was debriefed by the security agencies and it will continue for the next couple of days. He also underwent several medical tests as part of a cooling down process, the officials said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The efforts have been to ensure that he returns to the cockpit soon," a military official said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The IAF pilot was captured by the Pakistani Army on Wednesday after his MiG-21 Bison jet was shot down in a dogfight with Pakistani jets during aerial combat. He downed an F-16 fighter of Pakistan before his plane was hit.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Varthaman arrived in the national capital by an IAF flight at around 11:45 pm Friday, nearly two-and-half hours after he crossed over to India through the Attari-Wagah border.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The IAF pilot was first taken to the Air Force Central Medical Establishment (AFCME), a compact and specialised medical evaluation centre for aircrew of all the three services. Later he was brought to the Army's Research and Referral hospital.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After he was captured, Varthaman showed courage and grace in handling the most difficult circumstances for which he was praised by politicians, strategic affairs experts, ex-servicemen, celebrities and people in general.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa met Varthaman separately on Saturday during which he apprised them about the mental trauma he was subjected to during his captivity in Pakistan.</p>.<p class="bodytext">During the meeting, the defence minister commended him on his valour and expressed the nation's gratitude for his selfless service.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The officials said Varthaman has been in high spirits despite the harassment he suffered in Pakistan.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated after Indian fighters bombed terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed's biggest training camp near Balakot, deep inside Pakistan early Tuesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Pakistan retaliated by attempting to target Indian military installations on Wednesday. However, the IAF thwarted their plans.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Indian strike on the JeM camp came 12 days after the terror outfit claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on a CRPF convoy in Kashmir, killing 40 soldiers. </p>
<p class="title">Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman on Sunday underwent debriefings by security agencies even as his medical check-up continued for the second day at a military hospital here, officials said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A number of senior Indian Air Force (IAF) officials also met Varthaman who was brought to Delhi after he returned to India from Pakistan through the Attari-Wagah border late Friday night.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Wing Commander Varthaman was debriefed by the security agencies and it will continue for the next couple of days. He also underwent several medical tests as part of a cooling down process, the officials said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The efforts have been to ensure that he returns to the cockpit soon," a military official said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The IAF pilot was captured by the Pakistani Army on Wednesday after his MiG-21 Bison jet was shot down in a dogfight with Pakistani jets during aerial combat. He downed an F-16 fighter of Pakistan before his plane was hit.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Varthaman arrived in the national capital by an IAF flight at around 11:45 pm Friday, nearly two-and-half hours after he crossed over to India through the Attari-Wagah border.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The IAF pilot was first taken to the Air Force Central Medical Establishment (AFCME), a compact and specialised medical evaluation centre for aircrew of all the three services. Later he was brought to the Army's Research and Referral hospital.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After he was captured, Varthaman showed courage and grace in handling the most difficult circumstances for which he was praised by politicians, strategic affairs experts, ex-servicemen, celebrities and people in general.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa met Varthaman separately on Saturday during which he apprised them about the mental trauma he was subjected to during his captivity in Pakistan.</p>.<p class="bodytext">During the meeting, the defence minister commended him on his valour and expressed the nation's gratitude for his selfless service.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The officials said Varthaman has been in high spirits despite the harassment he suffered in Pakistan.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated after Indian fighters bombed terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed's biggest training camp near Balakot, deep inside Pakistan early Tuesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Pakistan retaliated by attempting to target Indian military installations on Wednesday. However, the IAF thwarted their plans.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Indian strike on the JeM camp came 12 days after the terror outfit claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on a CRPF convoy in Kashmir, killing 40 soldiers. </p>