Soon after their marriage, Ajay told Alka that she was his “second wife.” She was initially shocked until he explained that his first wife was the Indian Air Force. “To my utter shock then Flight Lieutenant Ajay Ahuja told me that I was his second wife immediately upon my marriage. Why Ajay Ahuja went back for NachiketaAjay Ahuja had stayed behind to locate K. Nachiketa and guide the rescue effort despite the danger from enemy missiles. Ajay Ahuja had joined the Indian Air Force in 1985 after graduating from the National Defence Academy.