 "Wreckage of missing chopper found, search on for occupants")
The wreckage of Pawan Hans helicopter, which went missing after taking off on August 4, has been found in Arunachal Pradesh's Tirap district.
"The Air Force has confirmed that the wreckage of the missing helicopter has been found 12 km south of Khonsa, the headquarters of Tirap district," Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju told PTI here.
The Union Minister said that the Air Force chopper is hovering over the area where the wreckage has been found.
DGP S Nitithyanandam told PTI that the ground search operation had been launched in nearby areas to locate the three occupants.
The Dauphin VT PHK helicopter, piloted by captain M S Bra and captain Rajiv Hoskte, had taken off from Naharlagun helipad around 8.30 AM and landed at Khonsa en-route Mohanbari It took off at 10.15 AM with Tirap DC Dr Kamalesh Kumar Joshi for Londing, but had gone missing after a few minutes.
A massive search operation was launched to locate the chopper which went missing after taking off from Khonsa in Arunachal Pradesh's Tirap district on August 4.
This is the fith major accident involving Pawan Hans chopper since 2010.
"The Air Force has confirmed that the wreckage of the missing helicopter has been found 12 km south of Khonsa, the headquarters of Tirap district," Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju told PTI here.
The Union Minister said that the Air Force chopper is hovering over the area where the wreckage has been found.
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However, the fate of the three occupants, including IAS officer Kamalesh Joshi, is yet to be known.
DGP S Nitithyanandam told PTI that the ground search operation had been launched in nearby areas to locate the three occupants.
The Dauphin VT PHK helicopter, piloted by captain M S Bra and captain Rajiv Hoskte, had taken off from Naharlagun helipad around 8.30 AM and landed at Khonsa en-route Mohanbari It took off at 10.15 AM with Tirap DC Dr Kamalesh Kumar Joshi for Londing, but had gone missing after a few minutes.
A massive search operation was launched to locate the chopper which went missing after taking off from Khonsa in Arunachal Pradesh's Tirap district on August 4.
This is the fith major accident involving Pawan Hans chopper since 2010.
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