Northern Command Chief Injured In Helo Crash Landing In Kashmir

October 24 2019

India

An Indian army helicopter carrying the head of the Northern Command was forced to make an emergency landing in India-administered Kashmir after suffering a technical problem, reports the Hindustan Times (New Delhi).

On Thursday, a Druv helicopter made a crash landing near the remote Poonch district during a flight from Udhampur, the army said. 

Northern Command chief Lt. Gen. Ranbir Singh and six others were passengers on the aircraft at the time. All nine people aboard were...

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