Indian Air Force fighter jet crashes in Rajasthan's Churu

The aircraft crashed in an agriculture field in Bhanoda village around 1.25 pm, SHO Rajaldesar Kamlessh told sources.

Authorities have rushed to the scene, and further details are awaited as investigation and rescue operations continue.

Three months earlier, in April, a similar incident occurred when a two-seater Jaguar aircraft belonging to the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed shortly after taking off from Jamnagar Airfield during a night mission.

The IAF reported that the pilots experienced a technical malfunction mid-flight and ejected in an effort to prevent damage to the airfield and surrounding populated areas.

Tragically, one of the pilots, Siddharth Yadav, succumbed to injuries sustained during the ejection, while the other pilot sustained injuries in the incident.

In March 2025, an Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter jet crashed in the Panchkula district of Haryana during a routine training sortie on a Friday.

The IAF reported that the pilot experienced a system malfunction and successfully steered the aircraft away from populated areas before ejecting safely.