Indian Army helicopter crash kills both pilots in Arunachal, debris recovered

Indian Army helicopter crash kills both pilots in Arunachal, debris recovered

An Indian Army helicopter crashed near Mandla in Arunachal Pradesh’s West Kameng accident on Thursday morning. The pilot and co-pilot of the helicopter were killed in the accident. Both the pilots – Lt Col VVB Randi and Major Jayant A. He had gone missing earlier. According to the army, the helicopter lost contact with the air traffic controller at 9:15 am. Subsequently, five search teams of the Indian Army, Sashastra Seema Bal and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) were sent in search of the helicopter. Its debris was found near village Banglajap in Mandla. The army has said that a court of inquiry is being conducted to ascertain the cause of the accident.

#Lt Gen RP Kalita#ArmyCdrEC And all ranks pay tribute to the supreme sacrifice of Lt Col VVB Reddy and Maj Jayant A in the line of duty at Mandla, #Arunachal Pradesh During operational sortie of Cheetah helicopter. #Indian Army stands strong with the families of the victims pic.twitter.com/XimeZQ0pan

— EasternCommand_IA (@Easterncomd) March 16, 2023

The helicopter was loaded at 9 am from Sange village in the district and was on its way to Misamari in Sonitpur district of Assam. It had a lieutenant and a lead rider. Lieutenant Colonel Anya Rawat said that the helicopter lost contact with the air traffic control (ATC) at around 9.15 am.

Superintendent of Police, Investigation Branch, Rohit Rajbir Singh had told that the special accident spot in Dirang had seen the accident burning and had informed the officials of the district administration. He told that there is no ‘mobile message’ in that area and there is so much fog that the viewer component human is five meters away.

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