Jaguar crashes, pilot killed near Bikaner

An Indian Air Force aircraft crashed over Mahrajan Firing Range in Bikaner district late Tuesday night, killing the pilot, police said.

The Jaguar, which was on a routine exercise, lost contact from the air traffic control at about 2230 IST and could not be traced till Wednesday morning, the police said.

The pilot was identified as Mukhopadhya, they added.