The aircraft had taken off from the Pathankot air base in Punjab, officials said. (IE)MiG 21 crash in Kangra LIVE updates: A MiG 21 fighter jet crashed in a village in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh today, police said. The fighter jet crashed in Mehra Palli village under the Jawali police station, Kangra Superintendent of Police (SP) Santosh Patial said. The SP told PTI that he and other officials were on their way to the spot. The aircraft had taken off from the Pathankot air base in Punjab, officials said.
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Two IAF helicopters have landed at the crash site with Air Force personnel who are conducting preliminary investigations. The aircraft had taken off from the Pathankot air base in Punjab, officials said.
The fighter jet crashed in Mehra Palli village under the Jawali police station, Kangra Superintendent of Police (SP) Santosh Patial said. It is not immediately known if the pilot ejected safely.
Pilot of MiG-21 Indian aircraft, which crashed in Patta Jattiyan in Jawali subdivision of Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district, is missing.