Two personnel of Indian army killed in Chopper crash incident

Itanagar: Two soldiers lost their lives when an Army Aviation Cheetah helicopter flew an operational sortie near Bomdila, Arunachal Pradesh on the morning of March 16.
Five search parties of Indian Army, SSB and ITBP were immediately launched.
The wreckage of the plane was found near the eastern village of Banglajaap in Mandala.

The helicopter pilot and co-pilot lost their lives in the accident.

The army said a court of inquiry has been ordered to find out the cause of the accident.
In October 2022, five army personnel were killed in a helicopter crash near Migging village in Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Siang district, about 25 km from Tooting town. This was the second incident of an  helicopter crash in the state this month. On October 5, an Indian Army pilot lost his life when a Cheetah helicopter crashed near Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh.
According to official details, between March 2017 and December 2021, 31 people lost their lives in accidents involving 15 military helicopters, including four ALHs, four Cheetahs, two ALHs (WSI), three Mi-17V5, one Mi-17 And a Chetak was involved.