Army helicopter crashes in eastern Ladakh, 3 dead

CHEETAH CRASHES: Army helicopter crashed in eastern Ladakh on Saturday afternoon, killing two officers and a jawan.

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New Delhi: An Army helicopter crashed in eastern Ladakh on Saturday afternoon, killing two officers and a jawan.

The two officers identified as Major Padmanavan, Major S Ganpathy and a jawan were on an evacuation mission.

The helicopter lost contact with the air traffic control (ATC) while returning to Leh in bad weather.

The wreckage was found near a mountain pass in the eastern Ladakh.

Both the pilots and jawan E Narsaih, who was being

evacuated, were killed.

The Army officials suspect a technical snag, which according to them led to the helicopter’s crash.

A court of inquiry has also been ordered to look into the crash of the Army helicopter Cheetah.

With inputs from PTI