Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, son of retired Air Marshal Simhakutty Varthaman, was held by Pakistan on Wednesday following the crash of his MiG-21 jet and returned to India on Friday. Abhinandan was commissioned into the IAF in 2004 and is also an accomplished Sukhoi-30 pilot. Hailing from Chennai, the 34-year-old is married and his brother also reportedly serves in IAF.