Jammu: An AHL Dhruv Helicopter of the Indian Army, with three officers onboard, crashed in a remote area of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday morning, Indian Army confirmed.
A search and rescue operation has been launched.
According to sources in the Army, the pilots of the chopper have suffered injuries due to the crash, but are safe.
“One Army AHL Dhruv helicopter crashed near Kishtwar, Jammu & Kashmir today. Pilots have suffered injuries but are safe,” said sources.
The remains of the chopper were found in the Marusudar River, which flows through Marwah-Dachhan in the Kishtwar district, after being washed away following the crash.
This comes nearly a month after an Army Aviation Cheetah helicopter flying an operational sortie near Arunachal Pradesh’s Bomdila crashed on March 16 after losing contact with the ATC. In that incident, both pilots — Lt Col Vinay Banu Reddy and Major Jaynta A — died in the crash.
