New Delhi (TDI): An Indian Air Force Jaguar jet crashed on Wednesday near a village in Churu district, Rajasthan.
The plane came down in a field, according to police at the scene.
Rajaldesar SHO Kamlesh told reporters that human remains were found near the debris.
It’s still unclear if both pilots survived. The jet had taken off from Suratgarh airbase.
Local officials gave conflicting times for the crash. Some reports say it happened around 12:30pm, others closer to 1:25pm.
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Emergency responders and IAF teams reached the area soon after. A full investigation is now underway.
Earlier this year in March, a Tejas light combat aircraft, built in India, also crashed in Rajasthan. It was the first crash since Tejas was inducted in 2016.
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India has been pushing hard to manufacture more defense equipment locally, part of a broader effort to cut reliance on foreign suppliers.
Farkhund Yousafzai is an Associate Editor at The Diplomatic Insight.
