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'Fake' Twitter account named after IAF pilot Abhinandan; govt sources confirm @Abhinandan_wc isn't wing commander

A fake account, named after Indian Air Force pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, has been created on micro-blogging site Twitter New Delhi: A fake account, named after Indian Air Force pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, has been created on micro-blogging site Twitter, according to government sources. Varthaman returned home from Pakistan on Friday, two days after he was taken into custody by Pakistan Army when he bailed out from a MiG 21 fighter jet and landed in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. However, government sources confirmed that the account does not belong to Varthaman. Government sources confirm that this is a fake Twitter account #AbhinandanVarthaman pic.twitter.com/4mxahDz7Gn — ANI March 3, 2019 The pilot was captured by Pakistan Army on Wednesday after his fighter jet crashed in an air duel with a Pakistani F-16.

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