Indian Air Force jet crashes in J&K’s Budgam, Pilot, Co-Pilot And 1 Civilian Dead

Srinagar, February 27: A fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed at Garend Kalan village in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, 27 February  morning. According to initial reports, the fighter jet crashed after it developed some technical snag. The pilot and co-pilot were killed in the crash. Reports say that a civilian has also been killed on the ground. An official confirmation about the crash and casualties has not been issued yet.

According to local residents the jet crashed in an open field near Garend Kalaan village in Budgam at 10.05 am, the officials said. The aircraft broke into two and caught fire immediately, the officials said, adding one body was seen near the site crash, reported news agency PTI.

Visuals from the crash site show the fighter jet in flames. Security forces and firefighting officials have reached the spot. A rescue operation was being carried out. The identities of the two deceased were not immediately known. Further details about the crash are awaited.

Incidentally, the crash happened a day after the Indian Air Force conducted a strike on a terror camp in Pakistan’s Balakot, killing “a large number of terrorists, trainers, senior commanders and groups of jihadis”.