Arunachal Pradesh: Military chopper crashes near Upper Siang

A military chopper crashed near a Singging village 25 kilometers away from the Tuting headquarters in the Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh on Friday. According to Defence PRO, Guwahati, Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) crashed at 10:40 near the Tuting area in Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Siang district on Friday. Meanwhile, Superintendent of Police Upper Siang […]

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by Madhvi Jha - October 21, 2022, 12:53 pm

A military chopper crashed near a Singging village 25 kilometers away from the Tuting headquarters in the Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh on Friday.

According to Defence PRO, Guwahati, Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) crashed at 10:40 near the Tuting area in Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Siang district on Friday.

Meanwhile, Superintendent of Police Upper Siang Jummar Basar said, “The site of the accident is not connected through the road. A rescue team has been rushed and all other details are awaited.”

However, further details into the matter are awaited.

Earlier on 5 October 2022, a Cheetah helicopter crashed near the Tawang area of Arunachal Pradesh in which an Indian Army pilot lost his life.

“The Cheetah helicopter flying in forwarding areas near Tawang crashed at around 10:00 AM during a routine sortie. Both the pilots were evacuated to the nearest Military Hospital,” Army officials had said.