Indo-Pak war veteran loses battle against COVID
The Hindu
Squadron Leader Anil Bhalla (retd) was a distinguished air warrior and successful businessman
Squadron Leader Anil Bhalla (retired), distinguished air warrior whose accomplishments during the 1971 Indo-Pak war was much acclaimed, died on Tuesday after battling COVID-19 in Hyderabad. The seventy-four-year-old former Indian Air Force officer not only proved his mettle as a young Flying Officer flying MiG-21 sorties during the war participating in attack missions, but also subsequently after voluntary retirement from the service, he became a successful businessman. Late Bhalla is survived by his wife Sita Bhalla, two daughters Shefali and Akanksha and son Akshay. According to Ms. Shefali, the retired officer had undergone RT-PCR test on April 23 which came positive but the HRT-CT scan did not show much of infection. “On doctors’ advice, he was in home isolation but on April 28, when he had difficulty in breathing, we shifted him to a corporate hospital for further treatment. During the course of the treatment he developed lung and heart related complications and breathed his last in the early hours of Tuesday,” Ms Shefali told The Hindu on Wednesday.More Related News