Four killed when paramilitary helicopter crashes in western India
May 14th, 2011 - 8:58 pm ICT by BNO NewsNEW DELHI (BNO NEWS) — Four people were killed when a paramilitary helicopter crashed in India’s northwestern state of Rajasthan, the Hindustan Times reported on Saturday.
A Chetak helicopter crashed in the hilly terrain of Rajasthan’s Sirohi district when it was flying from Gandhinagar in Gujarat to the air force base at Jodhpur. The bodies of two pilots and two Border Security Force (BSF) personnel were charred beyond recognition.
“The helicopter went to Gandhinagar in the morning and took off from there for Jodhpur around 2.20pm. It was scheduled to reach Jodhpur at 4.20pm. However, the chopper lost contact with the air traffic control and was not traceable on the radar,” RC Dhyani, deputy inspector general of police, said.
The helicopter is suspected to have crashed into a hill, but an inquiry has been ordered to determine the exact reason behind the accident.
The accident comes after a helicopter crashed in Arunachal Pradesh on April 30, killing chief minister Dorjee Khandu along with four others. The wreckage was found on May 4.
On April 21, four military personnel died after their helicopter crashed in the northeastern Indian state of West Bengal. Two days before, 17 people were killed after a helicopter crashed while attempting to land at Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh.
- Dorjee Khandu's body brought to Itanagar, last rites Friday (Lead) - May 05, 2011
- Dorjee Khandu's body being brought to Itanagar - May 05, 2011
- Indian state minister killed in helicopter crash - May 04, 2011
- Tribals find crashed chopper, Khandu's mutilated body (Night Lead) - May 04, 2011
- Bodies of Arunachal CM Khandu, 4 others taken to Tawang - May 05, 2011
- Khandu's death: Arunachal announces seven-day state mourning - May 05, 2011
- Arunachal wreckage is finally located by locals - May 04, 2011
- ISRO images throw up clues to missing chopper (Third Lead) - May 02, 2011
- PM condoles demise of Dorjee Khandu - May 05, 2011
- BJP demands revamp of Pawan Hans services - May 05, 2011
- 12 killed in Indian Air Force helicopter crash - Nov 19, 2010
- PM, Sonia to pay last respects to Khandu in Itanagar - May 06, 2011
- Dorjee Khandu's body arrives in Itanagar - May 05, 2011
- Committed to Khandu's dream of developed Arunachal: PM (Lead) - May 06, 2011
- Crash site found, Khandu body identified (Afternoon Lead) - May 04, 2011
Tags: air traffic control, bno, border security force, bsf, chief minister, deputy inspector general, dhyani, exact reason, gandhinagar, gujarat, helicopter crashes, hilly terrain, hindustan times, northeastern indian state, northwestern state, sirohi, state of west bengal, tawang, western india, wreckage