Indian Air Force MiG 21 Fighter jet crashes in Kashmir's Budgam, pilots feared dead

An Indian Air Force Fighter jet crashed in Budgam district in Central Kashmir on Wednesday morning. Two pilots are feared dead after a MiG 21 that took off from Srinagar airbase, crashed in an open field in Budgam this morning. The police have rushed to the spot.

As per the sources, the crash is the result of some technical fault in the jet. After the incident took palace, sorties of IAF fighter jets have been stalled from Srinagar airways and the civil aviation activities have been suspended from Srinagar airport due to security reason. Airports in Leh, Jammu, Srinagar and Pathankot are on high alert.
Meanwhile, PTI quoted unnamed officials reporting that Pakistani jets have violated the Indian airspace as they entered border areas of Nowshera sector in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district.