The pilot was killed when an Indian Air Force MiG-21 crashed.
According to a report of a foreign news agency, a MiG-21 warplane has crashed in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh due to a possible technical glitch.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) confirmed that the pilot of the plane, Captain Gupta, was killed in the crash. The plane was on a training flight and the incident occurred during landing.
The air force also offered condolences to the family of the dead pilot and ordered an investigation into the crash.
It may be recalled that in March 2019, an Indian Air Force MiG-27 fighter jet crashed in Jodhpur area of Rajasthan during a normal flight.
Even a month before March, there were reports of an Indian shipwreck.
A MiG-21 Bison aircraft of IAF was involved in a fatal accident this morning, while taking off for a combat training mission at an airbase in central India.
— Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) March 17, 2021
