Missing: Pawan Hans Chopper With Three Onboard

A Pawan Hans helicopter, with three onboard, has gone missing en route from Assam to Arunachal Pradesh.

A Pawan Hans chopper has gone missing with three people on board.

Deputy Commissioner of Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh Kamlesh Joshi was flying from Khonsa to Lumding, Assam in the chopper.

Pawan Hans helicopter with three persons on board goes missing after taking off from Dibrugarh for Khonsa district in Arunachal Pradesh: sou

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It had taken off from Dibrugarh, Assam for Khonsa district in Arunachal Pradesh.

Contact was lost as the chopper was flying over Deomali in Arunachal Pradesh, said Arunachal Pradesh Directorate of Information and Public Relations.

Pawan Hans is a private helicopter company providing travels services to places of pilgrimage, such as Vaishno Devi and Amarnath.