Army chopper carrying Northern Army Commander force lands in Poonch

Army chopper with Lt General Ranbir Singh on board was force landed in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.

An Army helicopter carrying seven persons including Northern Army Commander Lt General Ranbir Singh force-landed in Mandi area of Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir at 2 pm Thursday. Sources in the Army have said a technical glitch was the cause and that all on-board are safe.

Police sources told The Indian Express that a civilian was injured. The helicopter flew from Mandi and when taking height to have an aerial survey of the area along the LoC, it got entangled with a wire from a tower atop a hill, sources said.

The helicopter flew from Mandi and when taking height it got entangled with a wire from a tower atop a hill.

The helicopter force landed near a house on the bank of Bedar nullah injuring a civilian, police sources said. More details are awaited.