SHAHEED

Flight Lieutenant S. Muhilan

The body of Flight Lieutenant S. Muhilan piloting the helicopter shot down along with three other ranks has still not been recovered. Muhilan also leaves behind his wife and a two-year-old son.

The IAF said Flight Lieutenant Muhilan, killed in action when his helicopter was downed by a surface-to- air missile, was engaged in attempts to dislodge the intruders from their missile fortified positions. The young officer from

Karnataka's Belgaum district ``made the supreme sacrifice during the air-to-ground rocket attack against a heavily missile- defended area,'' said the IAF. An experienced helicopter pilot, he has flown both the MI-8 and MI-17 choppers. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bina Muhilan, and son Dhruv.