CO-PILOT OF IAF HELICOPTER THAT CRASH-LANDED REMAINS CRITICAL THE PILOT OF THE HELICOPTER DIED IN THE MISHAP IN J&K’S KATHUA DISTRICT ON MONDAY

JAMMU: The condition of the co-pilot of an Indian Air Force helicopter that crash-landed in Jammu Kashmir’s Kathua district on Monday continued to be critical, officials familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

A pilot was killed after the Indian Army’s advanced light helicopter, Dhruv, which was coming from Pathankot, made a crash-landing in Basholi belt, police had said.

The co-pilot, Captain Anjani Kumar Singh, is still critical, a Northern Command spokesperson said.

The mortal remains of Lt Col Rishubh Sharma is shifted to Delhi by service aircraft, accompanied by his wife, fiveyear-old son and parents who were incidentally at Pathankot on a visit.

“The cremation is at his hometown in Faridabad,” the spokesperson said.

Officials are investigating into the reason behind the mishap.

In October 2019, a similar Dhruv helicopter of the Indian army carrying the then chief of the force’s Northern Command Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh and other officers had made an emergency landing following a technical glitch in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch.