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Arunachal Chopper crash: All 300 ALH copters to undergo check

First Published: 24th October, 2022 12:41 IST

Following the recent crash of an Advanced Light Helicopter of the Army in Singging village under Tuting circle in Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh, all Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH)

Following the recent crash of an Advanced Light Helicopter of the Army in Singging village under Tuting circle in Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh, all Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) of the three forces—Army, Navy, and Air Force—will undergo a one-time checking.

The Ministry of Defense made this decision in order to prevent any such crash of this nature in the future.

It may be mentioned that the body of the 5th missing Army trooper in the Arunachal Pradesh chopper crash was found on October 22nd.

The Army jawans who lost their lives in the crash were identified as Major Vikas Bhambhu, Major Mustafa Bohara, CFN TECH AVN (AEN) Ashwin KV, Havildar (OPR) Biresh Sinha, NK (OPR) Rohitashva Kumar. Major Vikas Bhambhu, Major Mustafa Bohara and Rohitashva Kumar hail from Rajasthan, while Biresh Sinha hails from Assam’s Karimganj district.

Notably, Spear corps paid tributes to 5 Army prsonnel who lost their lives in chopper crash in Arunachal.

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