| 词条 | Ajay Ahuja |
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|honorific_prefix = Squadron Leader |name =Ajay Ahuja |honorific_suffix = VrC |native_name = |native_name_lang = |image = |image_size = |alt = |caption = |birth_date ={{Birth date|df=yes|1963|05|22}} |death_date ={{Death date and age|df=yes|1999|05|27|1963|05|22}} |birth_place =Kota, Rajasthan |death_place =Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir |placeofburial = |placeofburial_label = |placeofburial_coordinates = |nickname = |birth_name = |allegiance ={{flag|India|23px}} |branch ={{air force|India|23px}} |serviceyears =1985–1999 |rank = Squadron Leader |servicenumber = |unit =Golden Arrows – Squadron No. 17 |commands = |battles = |battles_label = |awards = Vir Chakra |relations = |laterwork = |signature = |website = }} Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja, VrC was a fighter pilot of the Indian Air Force who was killed by the Pakistani military in the 1999 Kargil War in Kashmir.[1][2] His death was the cause of the most angry public conflagration between India and Pakistan at the time. Early life and careerAjay Ahuja was born in Kota, Rajasthan. He did his schooling from Saint Paul's Senior Secondary School, Mala Road Kota, a renowned missionary school for boys. He graduated from the National Defense Academy and was commissioned a fighter pilot on 14 June 1985 in the IAF. As a fighter pilot he toured on the MiG-23 fighter-bomber and MiG-21 variants, as well as instructional flying experience of over 1,000 hours spent teaching ab-initio pilots. Squadron Leader Ahuja was posted to the Killi Bhisiana Airbase at Bhatinda, Punjab, India in 1997.[2] He had only just become the Flight Commander of Squadron No.17 Golden Arrows (a specialist photo-reconnaissance squadron), when the Kargil War broke out in May–June 1999. War OperationsOn 27 May 1999, as part of Operation Safed Sagar in Kargil, a photo reconnaissance mission was launched over the Indian side of the line of control in Kashmir. A member of the mission, Flt Lt Nachiketa ejected from his MiG-27L after an engine flame out.[3] Sqn Ldr Ahuja stayed over enemy positions to help the rescue attempts knowing full well the existence of enemy surface-to-air missiles in the area. However, his MiG-21MF fighter, C-1539,[3] was hit by a shoulder-fired FIM-92 Stinger. Ahuja gave a radio call – "Hercules, something has hit my plane, possibility of missile hit cannot be ruled out, I am ejecting over...(location).". IAF authorities lost track of his aircraft and all communication shortly afterward. Circumstances of deathAccording to the data released by the Indian Air Force, Ahuja's aircraft had been within the Indian side of the Line of Control, a ceasefire line and pseudo-border agreed upon by India and Pakistan in the early 1970s to maintain status quo in Kashmir. A post-mortem examination conducted at the Srinagar Base Hospital claimed that Ahuja had landed safely after ejecting from his plane, but had been killed later by Pakistani soldiers.[3][4][2] The post-mortem report of Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja spoke of three grievous wounds:[4][1]
It was reported that the left knee fracture was sustained when he parachuted down, but the gunshots show that he landed alive and was shot. And his death was called as a cold blooded murder.[5][4] Reaction and aftermathOn 15 June 1999 The Deputy high commissioner of the Pakistani Embassy in New Delhi was summoned and a notice for the breach of Geneva conventions was submitted for the torture and killing of the prisoners of War during the Kargil War.[6] The Government of India lodged a protest with Pakistan's ambassador, accusing the Pakistani paramilitary forces of having fired at Ajay while still descending in his parachute. Pakistani authorities denied the accusations and suggested Ahuja was killed due to accidental injuries during the ejection or landing.{{Cn|date=January 2012}} No further investigations were carried out by either government nor impartial, outside entities and the case remains unresolved.{{Cn|date=January 2012}} Return and cremationOn 29 May 1999, Ahuja's body was flown to the local Air Force station from Srinagar by an Indian Air Force plane. Angry public demonstrations broke out there, at his cremation, and near the Pakistani embassy in Delhi.[1] CommemorationAhuja remains a great hero for Indians, and his widow and family are often honoured guests at patriotic public events and official ceremonies. The family received much support from Government authorities and Indian political leaders, as well as emotional and financial support from people across India. A statue of Ahuja was installed at the nearby crossing on the Bhatinda-Muktsar road.[1] On 15 August 1999, India's 52nd anniversary of Independence, Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja was posthumously awarded the Vir Chakra, one of India's highest gallantry honours for military personnel. See also
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1. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|last=Tribune News Service|title=Ahuja was shot at point-blank range: report|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99may31/head1.htm|accessdate=7 January 2012|newspaper=The Tribune|date=30 May 1999}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ahuja, Ajay}}2. ^1 2 {{cite news|title=Even after 8 years, Kargil continues to haunt|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/even-after-8-years-kagil-continues-to-haunt/45836-3.html|accessdate=8 January 2012|newspaper=CNN-IBN|date=30 July 2007}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite journal|title=none|date=July 1999|journal=Air Forces Monthly|publisher=Key Publishing Limited|location=Stamford, Lincolnshire, UK|issue= 136|pages=Pages 74–75|issn=0955-7091}} 4. ^1 2 {{cite news|title='The family is both proud of Nachiketa and concerned about his well-being'|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/1999/may/30kash7.htm|accessdate=7 January 2012|newspaper=Rediff News|date=30 May 1999}} 5. ^{{cite news|title=Kargil conflict timeline|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/387702.stm|accessdate=8 January 2012|newspaper=BBC news|date=30 May 1999}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=Breach of Geneva Convention by Pak armed forces|url=http://mealib.nic.in/far/1999.pdf|work=Foreign Affairs Record 1999|publisher=Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India|accessdate=29 March 2012}} 10 : Indian Air Force officers|Indian aviators|People of the Kargil War|Recipients of the Vir Chakra|1963 births|1999 deaths|People from Kota, Rajasthan|Sindhi people|Indian military personnel killed in action|Aviators killed by being shot down |
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