Ajay Ahuja

Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja VrC ((1963-05-22)22 May 1963 – (1999-05-27)27 May 1999) was a fighter pilot of the Indian Air Force who was killed in action during the Kargil War between India and Pakistan in 1999. His MiG-21 was hit by a Pakistani shoulder-fired FIM-92 Stinger near the town of Kargil in the Indian territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Ahuja ejected from the aircraft and parachuted onto the ground. Upon landing, he was captured and tortured by the Pakistani Army and later killed by 2 gunshot wounds. A post-mortem report conducted on Ahuja's body after it was recovered and returned to India confirmed that he had a fractured knee alongside two fatal bullet wounds to his head and chest. Reports by the Indian media of Ahuja's capture and killing by Pakistani troops during the conflict sparked a major uproar within India, as is often seen in the case of rising tensions with Pakistan.