IAF’s Mi-17 transport chopper Crashes In Budgam

The IAF jet crashed in an open field near a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district at 10.05 am. The jet broke into two and caught fire immediately.

The SSP of the Budgam district reached the site location of the military aircraft crash.

The SSP said that technical team of the armed forces are on site. The two bodies of the pilots were found and evacuated, search is still going on.

The aircraft that crashed in Jammu & Kashmir’s Budgam was IAF’s Mi-17 transport chopper.

Updated 12:44 IST

IAF Jet Crashes In Budgam

An Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter jet crashed near the Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district early wednesday morning.

The incident is believed to have been occured due to technical fault.  Two pilots feared dead.

The fighter jet was IAF MiG.

Videos surfaced on social media show locals surrounding the site, overlooking the damage.

Security forces are rushing to the spot.

This is a developing story, more updates to follow.