The search and rescue operations are underway while the cause of the crash is yet to be ascertained.
New Delhi: A military chopper of the Indian Army crashed Friday near Migging village in the Upper Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh.
As per details, the chopper was the Indian Army’s Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) and crashed 10:40 am in highly challenging terrain with no access to the site by road.
The search and rescue operations are underway while the cause of the crash is yet to be ascertained.
Jummar Basar, the Upper Siang Police Superintendent, said that the site of the accident is not connected to the road which is hindering the rescue operations.
More information regarding this unfortunate crash is awaited.
Rudra is an attack helicopter manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Army. It is the Weapon System Integrated (WSI) Mk-IV variant of the Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter.
Reacting to the incident, Union minister Kiren Rijiju in a tweet wrote: "Received very disturbing news about the Indian Army’s Advanced Light Helicopter crash in Upper Siang District in Arunachal Pradesh. My deepest prayers".
Received very disturbing news about Indian Army’s Advanced Light Helicopter crash in Upper Siang District in Arunachal Pradesh. My deepest prayers ? pic.twitter.com/MNdxtI7ZRq
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) October 21, 2022
On October 5, one pilot was killed after the Indian Army's Cheetah helicopter, flying in the forward area near Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang, crashed during a routine sortie.
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