Military chopper crashes near Migging village in Arunachal Pradesh; 4 bodies found: Report
Earlier this month, an Indian Army chopper crashed near Tamang in Arunachal Pradesh. A pilot aboard the chopper 'Cheetah' was killed in the accident while another was injured.
FollowAt least four bodies were reported to be found amid massive search operations hours after a Military's chopper crashed in Arunachal Pradesh on Friday (October 21). According to reports, the accident took place in a highly remote area in the Upper Siang district. The accident comes weeks after an Indian Army pilot was killed in a helicopter crash.
In a video posted by Union minister Kiren Rijiju showed fumes billowing from the plane after it had hit the ground.
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it is reportedly said that the chopper, that had crashed, was an Advanced Light Combat Helicopter (ALH). "Received very disturbing news about Indian Army’s Advanced Light Helicopter crash in Upper Siang District in Arunachal Pradesh. My deepest prayers," Rijiju said in a tweet, along with the clip.
As per official Army statement, the helicopter "took off from Lekabali in the morning before it crashed at Migging (South of Tuting )."
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"Search and Rescue under progress, Joint teams of Army and Airforce Launched. Other details followed," a statement from the Public Relations Office read.
"The Search and Rescue parties have reached the crash site, The search is in progress, updates awaited," it tweeted in another post.
Reacting to this, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu took to Twitter and said, "Shocked to hear about the news of @adgpi. Advanced Light Combat Helicopter crash near Tuting area in Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh."
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Earlier this month, an Indian Army chopper crashed near Tamang in Arunachal Pradesh. A pilot aboard the chopper 'Cheetah' was killed in the accident while another was injured.
In an official statement, it had said, "An army aviation Cheetah helicopter flying in the forward area near Tawang has crashed on 05 October (today) at around 10:00 AM during a routine sortie.
Both the pilots were evacuated to a nearest military hospital. With regret we inform that one of the pilots who was critically injured succumbed to the injuries during treatment. The second pilot is under medical treatment."
