Nitesh Kumar Sahoo

Various incidents of fights, harassment, immoral actions, love proposals, singing and dancing on flights have headlined for quite a while now. Videos of such incidents go viral on social media which triggers resentment among commoners. However, recently a video is winning the internet in which a Param Vir Chakra awardee gets felicitated by the crew members on a flight.

On Sunday, IndiGo airline hosted Param Vir Chakra awardee Subedar Major Sanjay Kumar while he boarded Pune-bound flight. Before take-off, the war hero was felicitated by the crew members on the flight.

In the video, Captain Edsel gives the flight details. Later, he welcomes Kumar onboard and shared how he has fought a battle on the borders. The airline crew presented a small token to Kumar.

Making an announcement about the war hero, the Captain says, "Today, we have a very special person with us...we have Subedar Major Sanjay Kumar ji, a recipient of the Param Vir Chakra."

The war hero’s co-passengers clapped loud lauding him.

Further, the Captain briefs about the prestigious gallantry award. Later, he also shares details about Mr Kumar and how he got the gallantry award.

The caption for the video shared on IndiGo’s Twitter handle read: "Flying with a hero: Subedar Major Sanjay Kumar ji, a Living Param Veer Chakra awardee."

Soon, the video went viral on social media amassing massive views. Moreover, the post is getting flooded with notes of appreciation for IndiGo as well as the war hero for his service to the country.

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