Dhaka, June 13 -- An Indian Air Force (IAF) AN-32 transport aircraft has crashed and caught fire while landing at an airbase in Assam's Jorhat, killing all five personnel on board, NDTV says.

The aircraft went down inside the Jorhat Air Force Station premises around 10am local time during a routine sortie, the Indian broadcaster said citing the IAF.

The air force confirmed the deaths and identified the victims as Squadron Leader Prashant Singh, Flight Lieutenant Shubham Kumar, Sergeant Jitendra Sharma, Agniveervayu Khemaram Kumawat and Agniveervayu Danish Alam.

"An IAF An-32 aircraft met with an accident during a routine sortie [Saturday] at approximately 1000h at Jorhat, Assam. Crash site management and initial enquiries are on at thi...