JUST IN: Another Military Helicopter Crashes
Afnews Editor
Aug 03, 2021
A helicopter belonging to Indian army Tuesday crashed in a dam in the northern Indian state of Punjab, local media reports said.
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So far there are no immediate reports of any casualty in the crash.
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The helicopter crashed in Ranjit Sagar Dam of Pathankot district.
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"We have received information that an army helicopter has crashed in the lake. We have rushed our teams to the spot," a senior police official of Pathankot, Surendra Lamba was quoted by a local news agency as having said.
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Reports said two pilots from the army aviation Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv helicopter on board have survived the crash.
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The helicopter was on a routine sortie.
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"The weapon system integrated helicopter had taken off from Pathankot and met with the accident," another report quoting its sources said.
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