PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 22 -- A two-seater Indian Air Force (IAF) microlite trainer aircraft made a forced landing in a pond here on Wednesday after it experienced a technical malfunction, officials said. No injuries or damage to houses in the area were reported in the incident.

The aircraft was performing a routine training sortie when it suffered a snag mid-air. Both IAF officers on board were safely rescued, they added.

The pilots activated the emergency system, forcing the aircraft to descend and land in a pond near KP Training College around 12.15pm, triggering brief panic among locals. The lightweight aircraft had taken off from the Bamrauli Air Force Station.

Eyewitnesses said they heard a loud noise and found the aircraft partially sub...