Six days after Pawan Hans chopper went missing, IAF spots wreckage

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.

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Security forces conduct search operation to trace missing Pawan Hans Helicopter at Thinsa in Arunachal Pradesh on Monday. (Source: PTI)

Six days after a Pawan Hans helicopter went missing with an IAS officer on board in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh, the Indian Air Force Monday located its wreckage. The rescue teams, however, could not reach the spot due to inhospitable terrain and bad weather.

The twin engine Dauphin VT-PHK helicopter had three persons on board — two crew members, Captain M S Brar and Captain Rajiv Hoskote, and Tirap Deputy Commissioner Kamlesh Kumar Joshi.

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The Secretary (civil aviation) in Arunachal Pradesh government, B M Mishra, said the wreckage consisted of two parts — a tail part and one round part — lying in a deep gorge about four to five km from Sangliam village. The spot is about 12 km south-west of Khonsa, the district headquarters from where it had taken off at 10.15 am last Tuesday.

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According to Mishra, two IAF helicopters reported the sighting of the wreckage around 5.45 am. “Now that the wreckage has been located, fresh attempts will be made on Tuesday by the ground team of the Assam Rifles to reach the spot,” he added.

Last Tuesday, the Pawan Hans chopper took off from Naharlagun in Itanagar around 8.30 am. It first touched Mohanbari in Dibrugarh and then proceeded to Khonsa where it picked up Tirap deputy commissioner at 10.15 am. Soon afterwards, the chopper lost contact with the ground control.

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