Ok, as promised. Here is the result of my digging.
It is a spread rumor that PAF F-16 pilot was beaten half-dead by their own citizens since they mistook him as Indian pilot. How he was mistaken as an Indian pilot?
Let's have a look at F-16s ACES 2 Ejection seat rescue chute.
View attachment 33582 View attachment 33583
Bright tri-color chute. One can easily mistake it as Indian insignia.
And, now let's look at Mig21 ejection chute.
View attachment 33584
It's mostly white with orange borders.
No green part.
Now, let's look at this video,
It is claimed that it is taken in PoK, and one can clearly the see parachute coming down.
Listen to it from 00:57 onwards. People with the basic Hindi background can pick up what they are saying.
For our non-hindi friends, here is the translation: -
Guy1: - It's Indian, it seems Indian....
Guy2:- What?
Guy1: - Umbrella (referring to parachute here) seems Indian....
Guy2: - *Confirmation nod*
Guy1: - Umbrella seems Indian only....
.......
So, how a villager sees a parachute and declares it Indian? Yes! It is
a tricolor parachute!
I.e., they are actually watching their own PAF pilot parachuting down after his F-16 is blown to pieces and falls like a lawn dart. The extension of the above video where the falling aircraft can be seen is here...
Special thanks to
@jackle007 and
@akk for providing Mig21 ejection parachute pic!