Chartered aircraft crashes in Rajasthan's Bharatpur

A chartered aircraft crashed in Bharatpur, Rajasthan on Saturday, reports said. Police and administration have been sent to the spot, District Collector Alok Ranjan told ANI. Superintendent of Police Shyam Singh said the aircraft crashed in an open field in the Ucchain area of the city.

One pilot lost his life after two Indian Air Force fighter jets - a Sukhoi Su-30 and a Mirage 2000 - crashed during a training exercise earlier today in Madhya Pradesh's Morena, officials said. While one aircraft crashed in Morena in Madhya Pradesh, the other crashed and landed in Rajasthan's Bharatpur.

Officials said that body parts of one pilot have been retrieved while two other pilots in the Sukhoi who ejected from their plane were rescued and taken to the hospital in a helicopter.





Eyewitnesses say that the plane caught fire when it was in the air. The plane has fallen to the ground long after the fire broke out as per locals, TimesNow reported.


Speaking about wreckage of aircraft found in Rajasthan's Bharatpur, which was earlier reported to be from a charter plane, the SP Morena said details were being collected.

Officials and local administration are present at the spot.

Defence sources said that an IAF court of inquiry will establish whether the accident happened due to a mid-air collision or not.