Tejas plane crashes in Jaisalmer, pilot ejects safely

Jaipur: A Tejas aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed in Jaisalmer on Tuesday during an operational training sortie. Indian Air Force officials have confirmed this.

Sharing details on the issue, IAF officials said, “A Tejas aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed in Jaisalmer during an operational training sortie on Tuesday. The pilot has ejected safely. A court of inquiry has been constituted to find out the causes of the accident.”

Sources said that this helicopter was coming for the ‘Bharat Shakti-2024’ exercise being held at Pokhran Field Firing Range, which crashed near Jawahar Colony in Jaisalmer.