Arunachal Pradesh, Oct 6: All the seven military personnel died on Friday morning after an Indian Air Force chopper MI-17 V5 crashed in Tawang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh. There were five Air Force personnel and two Indian Army personnel in the MI-17 V5 chopper. The crash was reported around 6 AM, a senior official said. The Indian Air Force, however, claims that the death toll is five, with one officer in state.
“Around 6 AM today, a Mi-17 V5 helicopter while on a Air Maintenance mission crashed in Arunachal Pradesh. Court of Inquiry ordered,” IAF said in a statement. More details are awaited. (Also Read: Mi-17 Helicopter is a Trusted Workhorse of IAF; Here’s Why)
Other reports say that Indian Air Force has confirmed the death of five personnel in the Mi-17 V5 helicopter crash in Arunachal Pradesh. The crash was reported near Chuna post, 12 km India-Tibet border, days before Nirmala Sitharaman’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh on October 8.
