 He was handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross in Pakistan and was subsequently repatriated over the Indian border check post at Attari on the Amritsar-to-Lahore road.Nachiketa described his experiences in captivity as "difficult to be described in words" and said he felt "death would have been a better solution".Nachiketa was promoted to Group Captain and flew Ilyushin Il-78 mid-air refuelling transport aircraft with No.