Kishtwar, 04-May : An Indian Army chopper crashed in Kishtwar district on Thursday morning ,officials said.As per reports, a three member on board army chopper flying in Marwah area of Kishtwar district reportedly crashed at Village Machna.In a defence official statement issued, it read that 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. As per inputs, the pilots had reported a technical fault to the Air Traffic Controller (ATC) and proceeded for a precautionary landing. Due to the undulating ground, undergrowth and unprepared landing area, the helicopter apparently made a hard landing. Immediate rescue operation was launched and Army rescue teams reached the site.
