A MiG-21 aircraft of Indian Air Force crashed in Rajasthan's Barmer district today.

Defence Spokesperson SD Goswami said, the plane crashed near Sodiyar village at 9 AM and the pilot ejected safely. He said, the aircraft took off from the Uttarlai Airbase in the western sector and was on a routine sortie.

It crashed 40 km off Barmer. A rescue mission was immediately launched from Jodhpur airbase.

A Court of Inquiry has been ordered by the Air Force to ascertain the cause of the crash.