GUWAHATI: An Indian Air Force (IAF) An-32 cargo aircraft belonging to the 43 Squadron crashed on Saturday, June 13, while attempting to land at the Rowriah airbase in Assam’s Jorhat district.

The IAF has confirmed that five personnel—Sqn Ldr Prashant Singh, Flt Lt Shubham Kumar, Sgt Jitendra Sharma, Agniveervayu Khemaram Kumawat, and Agniveervayu Danish Alam—tragically lost their lives in the line of duty.

Following the accident, senior officials rushed to the scene, and the entire air force station was sealed off.

Expressing deep regrets and extending heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families, the IAF announced via a post on X that a formal Court of Inquiry has been ordered to investigate the exact cause of the crash.