Squadron Leader Chesabam Rizwan Malik was greeted with heartfelt celebrations on Sunday as family members, relatives, and well-wishers gathered at Keikhu Maning Leikai, Kshetrigao, Imphal East to welcome him home.
Malik, a fighter pilot of the Indian Air Force, was recently honoured with the prestigious Vir Chakra for his courage during Operation Sindoor. He piloted the Su-30 MKI in the short but intense confrontation between India and Pakistan, which followed the Pakistan-sponsored terror strike in Pahalgam, Kashmir, claiming the lives of more than a dozen civilians.
An alumnus of Sainik School Imphal and later the National Defence Academy (NDA), Malik was commissioned into the Air Force in 2015. The third among four siblings, he is married to Dr. Farheen Chisty, a medical practitioner serving at a hospital in Haryana. The couple are also parents to an eight-month-old baby.
During the reception, Squadron Leader Malik expressed deep appreciation to his community. He stressed the importance of respect for elders and harmony among neighbours as guiding principles in life.
