Two pilots killed after Army helicopter crash lands in J&K’s Udhampur
Two pilots were killed when an Army helicopter crash-landed in a dense forest near Patnitop in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Tuesday, officials said.
“Today, during a training sortie in Patnitop area, Indian Army’s Cheetah helicopter crash-landed in Shiv Garh Dhar area in the district,” a Jammu-based defence spokesman said.
He said that two pilots — Major Rohit Kumar and Major Anuj Rajput — were injured in the incident and evacuated to the nearest medical facility but they succumbed later.
Army Commander, Northern Command, Lt Gen Y K Joshi paid rich tributes to the slain officers.
