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Two pilots were injured when an Army helicopter crash-landed in a dense forested area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Tuesday, officials said.
“Today, during a training sortie in Patnitop area, Indian Army’s Cheetah helicopter crash-landed in Shiv Garh Dhar area in the district,” a Jammu-based defence spokesman said.
He said that two pilots were injured in the incident and they were evacuated to a hospital. “Further update follows,” the spokesman said.
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A defence spokesman at the Northern Command said, “The Army will issue a statement.”
A top district official said that a police party has been rushed to the remote area and it will take them some time to reach there.