Maharashtra: 3 dead after helicopter crashes near Bavdhan area in Pune
Three people died in a helicopter crash near Bavdhan in Pune district on Wednesday morning.
Three people died in a helicopter crash near Bavdhan in Pune district on Wednesday morning.
The chopper's rotor blades struck the naval official on the runway, causing his death, according to reports.
He said, "The loss of precious lives is indeed unfortunate and painful". Members then stood in silence to pay tributes to the departed souls.
"The search operations for Indian Army Pilots and the helicopter which had crashed into the Ranjit Sagar Dam has intensified with submarine rescue unit of Indian Navy being flown in to explore digitally located wreckage at depth of approximately 80-100 meters"
The landing was made after a technical glitch was reported.
The crash has come a day after the IAF targeted terrorist training camps in Pakistan.
The Taliban claimed to have shot down the helicopter. The group's spokesman said the insurgent group downed the helicopter in a "direct attack".
The helicopter belonging to Vichai Srivaddhnaprabha, the chairman of Premier League football club Leicester City, crashed at the club's King Power Stadium on Saturday night, shortly after takeoff from the centre of the ground.
This was the second helicopter crash over the past two weeks in Afghanistan. Previously, another chopper crashed in the Balkh province, leaving three dead.
Assistant Commandant Capt Penny Chaudhary had been on life support since a surgery for head injury, after the Coast Guard Chetak helicopter crashed near Murud in Raigad on March 10
