Accord­ing to invest­igator­s, six IAF offici­als and a citize­n were killed in Budgam crash on Februa­ry 27Investigators are not ruling out any possible cause of Indian Air Force’s Mi-17 helicopter crash, which killed six officers and a citizen in occupied Kashmir’s Budgam area on February 27, including ‘friendly fire’. The Russian-made chopper had crashed near Srinagar on the same day Pakistan Air Force (PAF) downed two IAF fighter jets killing one pilot while capturing the other in a dogfight. The helicopter was crashed in an open field near Garend Kalaan village in Budgam at around 10am, according to the Indian officials. Foreign journalist doubts India’s narrative on F-16 useAccording to a defence source, all possible angles would be probed with regard to the crash, including that of friendly fire, keeping in mind the fact that air defence systems near Srinagar were operational at the time of crash, The Economic Times reported. It may be mentioned here that the families of those killed in the crash have been promised answers within ten to 15 days.

Source: The Express Tribune March 06, 2019 14:37 UTC