A MiG-27 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force today crashed in a field, killing one person on the ground and injuring 25 others, five of them critically, at Bhotputti village in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district. According to Press Trust of India (PTI), the pilot ejected from the aircraft but was injured and has been hospitalized. A farmer, who was cultivating his field was killed when the MIG crashed between Moynaguri and Chengrabandha and 25 people were injured when the aircraft crashed, of whom 5 were in a serious condition. A spokesperson for the Indian Air Force (IAF) said in New Delhi that the MiG-27 took off from the Hashimara Air Base on a routine sortie and crashed within minutes of take-off