AdvertisingThe An-32, which took off from Assam’s Jorhat base around 12.30 pm on June 3, never reached the Mechuka Advanced Landing Ground in Shi Yomi district. Tato is the headquarters of Shi Yomi district created last December. Shi Yomi borders China to the north and is one of the remotest locations in the Himalayan state. Arunachal Pradesh officials say it is yet to be ascertained whether the wreckage site is in the jurisdictional area of Shi Yomi or neighbouring Siang. C-130J aircraft, Su-30MKI aircraft, P8i long-range reconnaissance aircraft of the Indian Navy, Advanced Light Helicopters, MI-17 and Cheetah helicopters were deployed and satellite photography was also done.

Source: Indian Express June 11, 2019 23:20 UTC