There is no proof to say if the mig 21 was shot down by an aircraft or ground to air sam or a malfunction.
This one was shot down by a Pakistani Pigeon:-
Today's Paper | March 09, 2019
Indian fighter jet crashes after bird hit near border
AFPMarch 09, 2019
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NEW DELHI: An Indian fighter jet crashed on Friday in the desert close to the border with Pakistan — not after a dogfight but after a collision with a bird, the air force said.
Tensions are receding following tit-for-tat air strikes and a dogfight between the two countries last month.
The ageing Russian-made MiG-21 jet, which crash with some regularity, was on a routine sortie in western Rajasthan state on Friday when the accident happened.
The pilot ejected safely.
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“Initial inputs indicate the likely cause of accident as bird hit after take-off,” the Indian Air Force said in a statement.
India carried out air strikes inside Pakistan on Feb 26 after 40 paramilitaries died in a suicide bombing in India-held Kashmir.
It was the first time since 1971 that India hit territory beyond IHK.
The next day Pakistani and Indian planes engaged in a dogfight over the disputed region of Kashmir. India said one of its aircraft was shot down — Pakistan said two — and its pilot captured by Pakistan’s military.
India said it shot down a Pakistani plane but Islamabad denied this.
Pakistan returned the pilot on March 1, easing tensions, but both sides have continued to fire shells and mortar over the Line of Control.
Both countries are maintaining a tight vigil in the skies and conducting frequent fly-overs of the disputed territory.
Published in Dawn, March 9th, 2019