The Indian Ministry of External Affairs confirmed on Wednesday that Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Dorjee Khandu has been killed in a chopper crash, according to India media.
Earlier, claims were made that the plane got crashed in Indo-Bhutan border and that even India authority was coordinating with the Bhutanese counterpart for the search operation.
The chopper crashed between Kyela and Lobothang in a place between Kyela and Luguthang in Tawang district that borders China.
On Wednesday morning, search operation for missing helicopter carrying Khandu focussed on in three areas along Indo-Bhutan border as Indian External Affairs Minister SM Krishna called on Prime Minsiter Jigmi Y Thinley to assit in expediting the search operation.
“Based on inputs received from the ISRO satellite and the Sukhoi-30 aircraft, as well as information provided by some local people, the search operations are now going in Nagar GG, District Tawang; immediate south of Sela Pass known as Eagle’s Nest Reserve Forest and district Phangrong in Bhutan”, Indian home ministry joint secretary Sambhu Singh told media persons.
The plane was missing since Saturday morning.
