Mystery metal from Indian Air Force jet wreaks Madhya Pradesh house

A heavy metal object suspected to have fallen from an Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft caused severe damage to a house in Pichhore town of Madhya Pradesh on Friday. However, nobody was injured in the accident.

According to witnesses, an unidentified heavy object fell on the roof of the house of Manoj Sagar, a teacher, around 11 am, completely damaging two rooms. The debris fell on a car parked nearby.

Sagar was having food inside the house with his children and his wife was in the kitchen when the roof burst open with a loud explosion and an 8 to 10 feet deep pit was formed in the courtyard.

Vibrations caused by the explosion were felt in neighbouring houses too.

"A heavy metal object fell from the sky from an Air Force jet on the house of Manoj Sagar...due to which two outer rooms have been damaged. There were four members in the house, all are safe. Police and administration team is on the spot," said Shivpuri district Superintendent of Police Aman Singh Rathor in a social media post.

The incident was being investigated in coordination with the IAF and other agencies, he added.

Sub Divisional Officer of Police Prashant Sharma, however, said where the object came from can be ascertained only after a probe.

It appeared to be "extremely solid" and had burn marks, he said.
"The Gwalior airbase (of the IAF) has been contacted. Only after an expert team arrives from there, it can be confirmed what this object is and where it fell from," Sharma said. 

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