While the desert of Jaisalmer was witnessing 'Bharat Shakti' event in the presence of PM Modi, a mere 100 km away a light combat aircraft (LCA) of Indian Air Force (LCA) crased near Jaisalmer today.

The Hindustan Aeronautic Limited (HAL)-built LCA Tejas is the smallest and lightest in its class of modern supersonic combat aircraft.

The official handle of IAF took to social media, "One Tejas aircraft of the Indian Air Force met with an accident at Jaisalmer, today during an operational training sortie. The pilot ejected safely. 

A Court of Inquiry has been constituted to find out the cause of the accident."

Sources said that this helicopter was coming for the 'Bharat Shakti-2024' exercise being held at Pokhran Field Firing Range, which crashed near Jawahar Colony, Jaisalmer.

Last month too, a Hawk trainer aircraft of the IAF met with an accident in West Bengal during a training sortie. Both the pilots ejected safely. The plane had crashed in the civilian area near the Kalaikunda Air Force Station but there was no loss of life or damage to the civilian property. 

(With inputs from IANS)