Ten people, including three BSF officers, were on the plane, a Super King aircraft flying to Ranchi. Four bodies have been recovered.

NDTV reports that the plane hit a wall and then crashed into a septic tank. The aircraft burst into flames and has been badly damaged. A part of it is in water.


More than a dozen fire engines are at the spot, besides security forces and a crowd from a village nearby.These aircraft are usually used by top officials and ministers. The plane that crashed had senior technicians who were flying to Ranchi to repair a helicopter.

"The tragic news of BSF plane crash near IGI airport in New Delhi is extremely painful. Rushing to the crash site immediately," Home Minister Rajnath Singh tweet.