2 pilots killed as Army chopper crash-lands in J-K's Udhampur

An Indian Army helicopter with two personnel on board was forced to crash land at Shiv Garh Dhar in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir. While both the pilot and co-pilot were evacuated to a hospital, they later succumbed to their injuries.

The pilots, Major Rohit Kumar and Major Anuj Rajput, had taken off from Udhampur in the morning and were flying in a single-engine ‘Cheetah’ helicopter that crash-landed at Shiv Garh Dhar area in Udhampur district. The two were injured and evacuated to hospital.

In a statement, the Indian Army said, "Today during a training sortie in Patnitop area, an Indian Army Cheetah Helicopter crash-landed in Shiv Garh Dhar area in Udhampur district. Two pilots have been injured and evacuated to the hospital."

However, in a later update, it was said that both the personnel have passed away.

This is the second incident of an Army Aviation helicopter crashing in six weeks. On August 3, a Rudra helicopter had crashed into the lake of the Ranjit Sagar Dam across the Ravi.