Army helicopter crashes in J-K's Kishtwar district, three injured

An Army helicopter crashed after a hard landing in a forested area in the upper reaches of Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Thursday following a technical fault, injuring the two pilots and a technician on board, officials said.

The advanced light helicopter (ALH) Dhruv on an operational mission came down on the banks of a river in Marwah area, cut off from the district headquarters due to heavy snow.

A court of inquiry has been ordered and further details are being ascertained, the Army said in a statement.

At about 1115 hours on 04 May 2023, an Army Aviation ALH Dhruv helicopter on an operational mission made a precautionary landing on the banks of Marua river in the Kishtwar region of Jammu and Kashmir, the Udhampur-based Northern Command said in a statement.

The pilots had reported a technical fault to the Air Traffic Controller (ATC) and proceeded for a precautionary landing, it said.

Due to the undulating ground, undergrowth and unprepared landing area, the helicopte