Balakot Air Strikes Theme Of Kolkata Durga Puja Marquee

A Durga Puja committee in Kolkata is decorating its pandal (marquee) this year on me of Balakot air strikes, in which Indian Air Force (IAF) jets h bombed a terror outfit's training camp in Pakistan.

Young Boys Club Sarbojanin Durga Puja Committee in central Kolkata is recreating events of air strike with clay models and digital projection on its 50th anniversary of conducting annual fiesta. "Sixty five models of approaching IAF personnel and fleeing and de terrorists will be placed at entrance to pandal with a model of an IAF aircraft hovering over it," committee's spokesperson said.

He said a life-size model of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman will greet visitors to pandal.

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Wing Commander Varthaman was captured by Pakistan Army after his MiG-21 Bison jet was shot down by Pakistani jets in a dogfight on February 27, a day after strike. Before his jet was hit, Wing Commander Varthaman h downed an F-16 fighter of Pakistan Air Force. He was released by Pakistan on March 1.

"What better an occasion than 50th year of our Durga Puja to remind revelers visiting our pandal and to educate our children about achievement of IAF pilots," he said.

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spokesperson said forest cover surrounding targeted camp would be recreated through digital projection. models are being crafted by artisans from Purba Medinipur district, he said.

airstrikes in Pakistan's Balakot was conducted by IAF after a suicide attack on a CRPF convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama on February 14 h claimed lives of 40 personnel. Meanwhile, ar Durga Puja pandal is getting decorated on a me on various wings of Kolkata Police. "We will pay tributes to Kolkata Police through digital projection and display of clay models on Bomb Squ, River Traffic Police, Dog Squ, Cyber Crime Cell and Mounted Police wings of force," said a spokesperson of Kailash Bose Street Puja Committee in rth Kolkata.

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