India, April 18 -- The runway at Pune airport was temporarily shut late Friday night after an incident involving an aircraft of the Indian Air Force, officials said. A police officer said an IAF aircraft experienced a "hard landing".

Operations resumed 9 am onwards on Saturday, the IAF wrote on X.

"The runway at Pune Airport, which was temporarily unavailable due to an incident involving an Indian Air Force aircraft, has now been restored and declared operational.

All necessary safety inspections and clearances have been completed. Operations are resuming in a phased manner," the post read.

Earlier, the IAF wrote on X, "Pune runway is temporarily unavailable due to an incident involving an IAF aircraft. The aircrew are safe and there ...