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Extremely Saddening: Kejriwal After Pilot Killed Following IAF Plane Crash In MP

"The plane crash was an extremely sad incident. I salute the martyrdom of the pilot who was martyred during the incident," he said in a tweet in Hindi.

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Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said the plane crash that killed an Indian Air Force pilot in Madhya Pradesh was an extremely saddening incident.

A Sukhoi 30MKI and a Mirage-2000 aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district during a routine training mission on Saturday, killing a pilot and injuring two who ejected safely.

Officials said the two pilots of the Sukhoi-30MKI aircraft ejected safely while the pilot of the Mirage-2000 lost his life.

"The plane crash was an extremely sad incident. I salute the martyrdom of the pilot who was martyred during the incident," he said in a tweet in Hindi.

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-With PTI Input

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