Army suspects technical snag as the cause of the crash.
New Delhi: An Army helicopter crashed in eastern Ladakh on Saturday afternoon, killing two officers and a jawan.
The two officers identified as Major Padmanavan, Major S Ganpathy and a jawan were on an evacuation mission.
The helicopter lost contact with the air traffic control (ATC) while returning to Leh in bad weather.
The wreckage was found near a mountain pass in the eastern Ladakh.
Both the pilots and jawan E Narsaih, who was being
evacuated, were killed.
The Army officials suspect a technical snag, which according to them led to the helicopter’s crash.
A court of inquiry has also been ordered to look into the crash of the Army helicopter Cheetah.
With inputs from PTI
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