NEW DELHI – IAF Fighter Jet crashed in Rajasthan on Friday, Indian mediareports said.
The plane, a MiG-21 ‘Bison’, crashed after it reportedly hit a bird. Thepilot ejected and is reportedly safe.
The jet went down in Bikaner’s Shoba Sar ki Dhani area in the Indian stateof Rajasthan. Investigation into the incident is under way, media reportssaid.
The Indian Air Force said in a statement that the MiG-21 had taken off fromthe Indian Air Force’s Nal airbase in Rajasthan and that it was on aroutine mission.
The crash comes amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan, afterover 40 Indian troops were killed on February 14 in Pulwama.
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India piled the blame for Pulwama bombing on Pakistan without presentingany proof. The allegations were strongly refuted by Pakistan.
In response, India said it carried out on February 26 air strikes on whatit called a militant training camp at Balakot inside Pakistan.
