The families of those on board a missing AN-32 aircraft of the Indian Air Force have been informed that their relatives are “presumed dead”. “The search for missing AN32 is still in progress,” defence sources said. “No fewer than 201 search and rescue sorties, using all suitable aircraft at our disposal were undertaken. Approximately 2,17,800 square nautical miles (Sq Nm) have been covered multiple times by these aircraft,” the letter stated. “International emergency response teams and satellites from USA also did not help in getting any concrete information about the missing aircraft,” it added.

Source: Hindustan Times September 15, 2016 10:07 UTC