Repatriation
Nachiketa remained a prisoner for about a week and was repatriated to India on 3 June 1999. He was handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross in Pakistan and subsequently was repatriated over the Indian border checkpost at Wagah, on the Lahore Amritsar Road.
Nachiketa is currently a Wing Commander and flies Ilyushin Il-78 mid air refuelling transport aircraft with No. 78 Squadron IAF stationed at Agra. He was transferred due to transports injuries he sustained during para-landing.
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