Authorities dispel rumours about MIG-21 crash

SRINAGAR — The authorities in J&K Police on Saturday dispelled the rumours about crash of MIG-21 near Nasrullahpora village of Budgam district.

Police sources said that no plane crashed in Budgam while as all the flights were operating as per schedule. “These are all rumours, no plane has crashed in Budgam,” the officials said.

“No such incident has happened,” the official said.

Meanwhile, director Srinagar Airport confirmed that the flights at Srinagar Airport were functioning smoothly. “Airport is not closed,” he said.

Earlier, rumours were spread on social media that MIG-21 air crashed near Nasrullahpora Budgam which led to the closure of Airport.