India removes senior IAF officer after Pakistan shoots down jets, captures pilot

Indian government reportedly removes senior air force officer after Pakistan shot down two Indian jets, and captured pilot. Eastern Air Command Chief Air Marshal Nambiar is the new chief of Indian Air Force’s Western Air Command in place of Air Marshal Hari Kumar.

As being reported by Indian media, Eastern Air Command Chief Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar has been appointed as the new chief of Indian Air Force’s Western Air Command (WAC) on Thursday in place of Air Marshal C Harikumar.

This decision was taken in wake of Pakistan’s surprise response against Indian aggression on Wednesday when two IAF fighter jets were shot down and a pilot was arrested for violating airspace.

Indian Air Force’s Western Air Command headquarter is based in New Delhi, and controls the area from north of Bikaner in Rajasthan up to Siachen Glacier and controls almost 40 percent of the air bases of the Indian Air Force.

According to the reports, Harikumar was posted as WAC chief in January 2017.