Arunachal Pradesh- IAF helicopter goes missing near Sagalee
Tezpur
An Indian Air Force (IAF)’s helicopter with three on board went missing on Tuesday near Sagalee in the Papum Pare district of Arunachal Pradesh, according to defence sources.
The chopper was evacuating people, stranded at Sagalee due to landslides, triggered by rains.
The Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) was on a flood relief mission. It took off from the Tezpur airbase around 3.30 pm, sources said and lost contact with ATC around 4 pm, according to a TV reports.
A search and rescue operation has been launched. Identities of people on board the chopper are yet to be disclosed.
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Sources at the chief minister’s office in Itanagar said Chief Minister Pema Khandu was monitoring the situation.
Directives have been issued to the administration and the police to extend all possible help in the search and rescue operation.
The villagers have also asked to help the administration in locating the missing chopper, the sources said.
Few hours before this incident, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju escaped unhurt when his chopper made an emergency landing on a small field due to bad weather in Itanagar.
