J&K: 2 Indian Army pilots succumb to injuries in helicopter crash-land near Patnitop

In a shocking development, two pilots of an Indian Army aviation helicopter on Tuesday crash-landed near Patnitop area of Jammu and Kashmir. As per Army's official statement, two pilots were critically injured in crash-landing and y were evacuated to hospital. However, both pilots Major Rohit Kumar and Major Anuj Rajput succumbed to ir injuries.

After evacuation, Army released a statement and said that 'during a training sortie in Patnitop area, Indian Army Cheetah Helicopter crash-landed in Shiv Garh Dhar area in Udhampur district. w, rrn Command later confirmed two injured Bravehearts succumbed to ir injuries and also offered ir condolences to ir families for supreme sacrifice.  

incident reportedly occurred between 10.30 am to 10.45 am, officials said, ding chopper belonged to Army Aviation Corps.

Last month, an ALH Dhruv helicopter of Indian Army crashed into Ranjit Sagar lake in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua. However, pilots were safe.  Weapon System Integrated (WSI) helicopter h taken off from Pathankot (Punjab) and met with accident during a routine sortie.

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