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The Statesman Kolkata
|May 10, 2025
As the country buzzed with pride and anticipation over the Indian Air Force's strategic airstrikes on militant camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, a 22-year-old youth from Alipurduar took his curiosity to an unusual height, quite literally.
Sujit Ghosh, a shop assistant by profession, was desperate to witness the might of the Indian Air Force in action. Unable to gain entry into the high-security Hasimara Air Base in Alipurduar—a crucial defence installation linking Bagdogra and other key air bases—he resorted to an unconventional and risky solution. Sujit climbed a tree that stood dangerously close to the boundary wall of the air base, hoping to catch a glimpse of aircraft movements and Air Force operations.
This story is from the May 10, 2025 edition of The Statesman Kolkata.
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