Army’s Cheetah helicopter crashes in Arunachal Pradesh: PRO Defence Guwahati says it lost contact with the ATC at around 09:15am

New Delhi: Army sources today said that an Indian Army Cheetah helicopter crashed near the Mandala hills area of Arunachal Pradesh. Two pilots- Lieutenant Colonel and a Major are reportedly missing after the crash.

The search operation for the pilots has started.

Lt Col Mahendra Rawat, PRO Defence Guwahati said that the Army Aviation Cheetah helicopter flying an operational sortie near Bomdila, Arunachal Pradesh was reported to have lost contact with the ATC at around 09:15 am today.

A #Cheetah helicopter of the #IndianArmy crashed in Arunachal Pradesh this morning. Search operation for the pilots underway#Breaking @nabilajamal_ | @Suryavachan pic.twitter.com/Gm4QWsmi2x

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