Churu, July 10 -- The Indian Air Force (IAF) has identified the two pilots who tragically lost their lives in the Jaguar fighter jet crash in Rajasthan's Churu district on Tuesday. Squadron Leader Lokendra Singh Sindhu (44), a native of Rohtak in Haryana, and Flight Lieutenant Rishi Raj Singh (23), from Pali in Rajasthan, were both killed when their twin-seater aircraft went down during a routine training mission.

The crash occurred near Bhanoda village in the Churu district on Tuesday afternoon. According to an official IAF statement, "An IAF Jaguar Trainer aircraft met with an accident during a routine training mission and crashed near Churu in Rajasthan today. Both pilots sustained fatal injuries. No damage to civil property has been ...