A chartered aircraft carrying ten BSF officials crashed near Delhi airport this morning. The aircraft which took off from Delhi airport at 9:35 am sought permission for emergency landing minutes after take off. While returning to land the aircraft crashed near Dwarka in Delhi. According to reports, all ten people onboard have been killed.
The flight reportedly had hit the wall before crashing.
The names of the victims have been released.
Victims of BSF plane crash identified: Inspector RP Yadav, Pilot Rajesh Shivrain, Pilot BP Bhatt, Dy Commandant D Kumar…(contd)
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) December 22, 2015
Victims of BSF plane crash identified: Inspector SN Sharma, SI Chotte Lal, SI Ravindra Kumar, SI Sunder Singh, ASI DP Chouhan, CT K Rawat.
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) December 22, 2015
#Breaking aircraft reported to be a BSF aircraft that crashed near the Dwarka side of the airport
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) December 22, 2015
Ranchi-bound BSF Superking aircraft with around 5-7 people onboard, crashes in Delhi's Dwarka: BSF sources to ANI.
— ANI (@ANI_news) December 22, 2015
#Delhi air crash Aircraft chartered by BSF bound for Ranchi, tried to make an emergency landing at Delhi
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) December 22, 2015
First Visuals from near the spot where Ranchi-bound BSF Superking aircraft crashed in Delhi's Dwarka. pic.twitter.com/apXXrVdKsL
— ANI (@ANI_news) December 22, 2015
Ranchi-bound BSF Superking aircraft crashes in Delhi's Dwarka, 4 dead bodies recovered so far (Spot Visuals) pic.twitter.com/zbSidWDXk8
— ANI (@ANI_news) December 22, 2015
PM Modi has said that he extremely saddened by the loss of lives in the crash.
Just In: Pained by the loss of lives in the BSF plane crash in Delhi. My thoughts are with the families of the deceased: PM @narendramodi
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) December 22, 2015
Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh also visited the crash site.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh reaches the spot where BSF Superking aircraft crashed in Dwarka (Delhi). pic.twitter.com/d2UMYKkkts
— ANI (@ANI_news) December 22, 2015
Just In: 2 pilots & engineering staff (of BSF) were onboard BSF Superking aircraft which crashed in Delhi's Dwarka.
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) December 22, 2015
Delhi's Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung reaches crash site of BSF Superking aircraft in Dwarka. pic.twitter.com/1DcxFxYI5J
— ANI (@ANI_news) December 22, 2015
Reactions from all political leaders are pouring thick and fast.
Extremely sad to learn of the BSF plane crash near Delhi airport. My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families: Rahul Gandhi
— ANI (@ANI_news) December 22, 2015
Cong Pres. Sonia Gandhi expressed shock & distress over tragic BSF aircraft crash in Delhi, conveyed her condolences to bereaved families.
— ANI (@ANI_news) December 22, 2015
About 4 residents have been injured due to the crash.
Just behind these railway tracks we saw huge fire,but we had to concentrate on tracks:railway employee,Dwarka crash pic.twitter.com/xLG3DiJ9a1
— ANI (@ANI_news) December 22, 2015
All 10 bodies recovered, 20 fire tenders were at spot: Santokh Singh, Chief fire officer #Dwarka pic.twitter.com/1ut5lc0nkP
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) December 22, 2015
Spot visuals of Ranchi-bound BSF Superking aircraft crash in Delhi's Dwarka (Source: amateur video, earlier visuals) pic.twitter.com/Vq39Jmipdn
— ANI (@ANI_news) December 22, 2015
The ball of fire is the BSF aircraft that crashed in Dwarka earlier today. (source: amateur video) pic.twitter.com/ZgNlg2qCwf
— ANI (@ANI_news) December 22, 2015
#DwarkaIncident #Update IGIA activated the full emergency operation. Flight operation at IGIA continues.
— ANI (@ANI_news) December 22, 2015
Each person killed in crash will get Rs.20lakh from BSF's internal insurance fund in addition to what govt announces: BSF DG #DwarkaIncident
— ANI (@ANI_news) December 22, 2015