Helicopter carrying Omar Abdullah makes emergency landing

Omar had gone to Kishtwar to lay foundation stone of Jammu university's off campus office.

A chopper carrying Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today made an emergency landing in Kishtwar district shortly after take off due to a technical problem,but no one was injured.

“The chopper carrying Omar Abdullah landed shortly after taking off from Kishtwar for Srinagar today. It had developed some technical problem,” a senior police officer told PTI.

Omar had gone to Kishtwar to lay foundation stone of Jammu university’s off campus office.

However,no one suffered any injury,he said,adding the chief minister later left by road for Srinagar,which is nearly 200 km from Kishtwar.

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