A Pawan Hans helicopter with four persons on board, including a Deputy Commissioner, went missing after taking off from Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday and a search and rescue operation has been launched.
A “helicopter-like object” was later “sighted” in the dense jungles near Deomali area in Tirap district, Chief Secretary Ramesh Negi said quoting army sources, adding that the security personnel were unable to reach it due to inclement weather and hostile terrain.
The Dauphin twin-engine helicopter of the state-run Pawan Hans had on board the deputy commissioner of Tirap, Kamlesh Kumar Joshi, two pilots and a crew member when it went missing at 11.15 am.
It took off from Naharlagun helipad near here to Mohanbari in Dibrugarh, Assam at 8.40 AM. From there, it headed to Khonsa in <g data-gr-id="14">Arunchal</g> Pradesh.