An Indian fighter jet crashed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Badgam district, 7 km from the Srinagar International Airport, police said, adding casualties were feared.
The jet crashed in an open field near Garend Kalaan village in Budgam at 10.05 am, the officials said.
The incident comes a day after the IAF’s successful counter-terror air strike in Pakistan’s Balakot area in which Jaish-e-Mohammed’s major terror camp was completely destroyed.
Since the air strike, the Line of Control has witnessed heavy firing from Pakistani side. In powerful retaliation, Indian forces bombed five forward posts across the LoC.
The February 14 attack in Pulwama that claimed lives of 40 CRPF personnel has sparked the most tense episode in Indo-Pak bilateral ties. The February 26 air strike has just added to the issue. The flare-up between two nuclear powers is being watched closely by the world powers.
