Arunachal CM dead: Army to reach crash site
May 4, 2011 10:27 pm
New Delhi, May 4 (PTI): An army team is expected to reach the crash site of the chopper that carried Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu tonight to help retrieve the bodies of the deceased.
An officer-led Army patrol with one JCO and 20 other ranks searching the general area has been diverted to the likely site to recover the mortal remains (of Khandu).
“Because of rugged high altitude terrain and snow conditions, the patrol is likely to reach the site by approximately 8 PM,” an army official said here.
Meanwhile, the Army Brigade Commander supervising the operation has also been asked to move forward towards the crash site.
The crash site, three kilometers South East of Luguthang village in Arunachal Pradesh, was identified by civilians living in nearby villages and was later confirmed by the photographs taken by the rescue helicopters.