Missing Helicopter Pawan Hans Wreckage Found in Arunachal Pradesh
Wreckage of missing Pawan Hans helicopter found in Arunachal Pradesh, says Union Minister Kiren Rijiju.
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The wreckage of a 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.
— Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister of State for Home
There is no sign of the three missing occupants which includes IAS officer Kamalesh Joshi.
The Union Minister said that an Air Force chopper is hovering over the area where the wreckage has been found.
The 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.
(With inputs from PTI)
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