What IAF chief BS Dhanoa told Abhinandan Varthaman's father after February dogfight

I called him and said we will get Abhinandan back, BS Dhanoa said while speaking at the India Today Conclave 2019. Dhanoa also revealed that he knew Abhinandan from his childhood since he had flown with the officer's father.

Dhanoa was speaking months after the Indian Air Force launched a daring raid in Pakistan, targeting a terrorist hideout located in Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region. The February 26 Balakot airstrike was launched in response to the February 14 Pulwama terror attack.