IAF's Sukhoi-30, Mirage-2000 jets crash near Madhya Pradesh's Morena

Two Indian Air Force or IAF fighter aircraft -- Sukhoi-30 and Mirage-2000 – crashed in Pahadgarh area of Morena in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday.

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Morena additional superintendent of police Rai Singh Narwariya said, “An air force team is reaching the spot to confirm about the plane and number of people present in it. Police found a hand near the plane.”

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Sukhoi-30 and Mirage 2000 aircraft were involved in the crash, ANI reported citing defence sources. "The two aircraft took off from the Gwalior air base in MP where an exercise was going on," sources told ANI.

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According to media reports, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was briefed by the Chief of Air Staff on the crash of two aircraft of the Indian Air Force.

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IAF court of inquiry has been launched to establish whether there was a mid-air collision or not. The Su-30 had two pilots while Mirage 2000 had one pilot during the crash.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has been briefed by Indian Air Force chief on the crash of two aircraft, news agency PTI reported.

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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said in a tweet, "The news of the crash of Sukhoi-30 and Mirage-2000 aircraft of the Air Force near Kolaras in Morena is very sad.

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Raksha Mantri enquired about the well-being of the IAF pilots and is monitoring the developments closely.

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