An Indian Air Force (IAF) Mi-17 V5 helicopter crashed early today morning in Arunachal Pradesh's Chuna area. All seven people on board - five from the Indian Air Force and two from the Indian Army - were killed in the crash. The chopper crashed in a hilly terrain around 12 kilometers from the India-China border and around 100 kiolmetres from Tawang. (An approximate Google Maps location of Chuna in Arunachal Pradesh where an Indian Air Force Mi-17 5 chopper crashed today morning)The Indian Air Force has ordered a Court of Inquiry into the crash in order to ascertain its cause. The helicopter crash comes just two days before the force marks its 85th Air Force Day this Sunday.

Source: India Today October 06, 2017 05:08 UTC