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      Video Of Pilot Injured In 2019 IAF Plane Crash Viral As Operation Sindoor

      BOOM found that the viral video is from February 2019, when an IAF jet crashed during a sortie in Bengaluru, severely injuring the pilot.

      By -  Anmol Alphonso
      Published -  8 May 2025 2:01 PM IST
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      Video Of Pilot Injured In 2019 IAF Plane Crash Viral As Operation Sindoor
      CLAIMVideo of an Indian Air Force pilot injured after his jet was shot down by Pakistan as retaliatory action to India's Operation Sindoor.
      FACT CHECKBOOM found that the viral video is from February 2019, when IAF's two Surya Kiran Aerobatic team planes collided mid air and crashed in Bengaluru. The crash left both pilots injured, with one of them seen in the video rescued by locals.

      A video from February 2019 of an injured Indian Air Force pilot being rescued by locals after his plane crashed in Bengaluru, Karnataka is viral with a false claim that it shows him injured after Pakistan shot down Indian Rafale jets involved in Operation Sindoor.

      On May 7, 2025, India launched a retaliatory military strike against Pakistan in response to the Pahalgam terror attack. Nicknamed Operation Sindoor, the Indian Army said in a press briefing that it targeted nine terrorist establishments in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

      The video shows a group of people consoling an IAF pilot lying injured on the ground. It is being shared on X with the caption, "Indian Pilot bleeding to death…#RafaleDown #OperationSuhagraat #operation_sindoor"


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      Also Read:Photos From Old IAF Crashes Peddled As Indian Rafales Shot Down By Pakistan

      FACT-CHECK: Video From 2019, IAF Plane Crash In Bengaluru

      BOOM found that the viral video is from February 2019, when two Surya Kiran Aerobatic team aircrafts collided mid air and crashed, injuring two pilots and killing another.

      We ran a relevant keyword search and found news reports from February 2019 on the video identifying the injured IAF pilot seen in the video as Wing Commander Vijay Shelke. The media reports further added that, the team was out for a routine sortie when they crashed mid-air, injuring Shelke and Squadron Leader Tejeshwar Singh who ejected safely. The incident claimed the life Wing Commander Sahil Gandhi.

      The News Minute in its story identified the civilian seen comforting the injured pilot as Chetan Kumar B.M. (22) a student in the area who was one of the first to reach the crash spot.


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      After the incident, Wing Commander Shelke met Kumar while recovering at a hospital in Bengaluru.

      While unverified reports allege Pakistani forces shot down Indian Rafale jets in a counter-strike, there has been no official confirmation as of the publication of this story.


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      Claim :   Video shows injured an Indian Air Force pilot injured after his jet was shot down by Pakistan
      Claimed By :  Social media posts
      Fact Check :  False
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