ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI, MAR 31 (DNA) -Another Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-27 jet has crashed in Jodhpur city in the Thar Desert of the northwest Indian state of Rajasthan.

The pilot managed to eject safely, and the preliminary reports indicate no loss of property or life on the ground, according to the local media.

According to details, Indian officials cited “engine problems” as the possible reason for the crash of the “MiG-27 aircraft which got airborne from Utarlai Air Force base”.

This is the second Indian jet to crash this month; earlier on March 8, the IAF lost an MiG-21 after it crashed while on routine patrol in Rajasthan because of a “bird hit after take off”.

On March 2, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while admitting loss to the IAF, said that the results of the dogfight would have been different if India had inducted Rafale fighter jets into its air force.

“The country has felt the shortage of Rafale. Today, India is speaking in one voice and saying what all could have happened if we had Rafale. Ego politics over the Rafale deal has harmed the nation,” he said while addressing the “India Today Conclave 2019.”DNA