Agra: An Indian Air Force (IAF) Para Jump instructor died after sustaining injuries during a demonstration drop in Uttar Pradesh's Agra. This comes days after a fighter pilot was killed in a Jaguar jet crash in Gujarat's Jamnagar.
The Indian Air Force, in a statement on Saturday, said that a para jump instructor from the Akash Ganga Skydiving Team succumbed to injuries sustained during a demo drop.
The Indian Air Force also expressed grief over the incident and extended condolences to the family of the deceased para-instructor.
"A Para Jump Instructor from the IAF's Akash Ganga Skydiving Team succumbed to injuries sustained during a Demo Drop at Agra today. The IAF deeply mourns the loss and extends heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family, standing firmly with them in this hour of grief," the IAF said in a post on X.

This comes days after Flight Lieutenant Siddharth Yadav lost his life in a Jaguar jet crash during a night mission in Gujarat's Jamnagar. The pilot belonged to a family of ex-servicemen, with his father, Sushil Yada, having served in the IAF ,and his grandfather and great-grandfather also having served in the Army.
Yadav was commissioned as a fighter pilot in the IAF in 2020 after having joined the service a few years before that. The pilot is survived by his father, mother and a younger sister.
Remembering his son, Sushil Yadav said, "The commanding air officer called last night at around 11 am and informed us about the incident that an aircraft has crashed, one pilot was rescued and another pilot, our son, had died. He was engaged on March 23. He joined NDA course 135 in January 2016... He was a brilliant student. We had always been proud of him... My father and grandfather were in the army. I was also in the Air Force. I am very proud of him; he lost his life while saving a life... But it is also a matter of grief as he was my only son..."
The Indian Air Force has ordered an inquiry into a Jaguar fighter jet crash.