Goa top cop dies of cardiac arrest in Delhi Navy MIG 29k crashes near Goa village, both pilots safe
PANAJI: Goa’s Director General of Police Pranab Nanda has died due to cardiac arrest, a senior police official said on Saturday. Nanda was on a visit to Delhi after attending official functions in Goa on Friday. He died late on Friday night, the official said. He was 57.
Confirming Nanda’s demise, Inspector General of Police Jaspal Singh said, “We were informed by his family that Nanda is no more. He died due to cardiac arrest. It’s shocking.”
The 1988-batch IPS officer was transferred to Goa on February 25 this year.
PANAJI: An Indian Navy MIG 29k twin-seater trainer aircraft crashed a short distance from the Dabolim international airport on Saturday around noon after its engine caught fire following a bird-hit, the Indian Navy said. The two pilots Captain M. Sheokhand and Lt. Cdr. Deepak Yadav have ejected safely. The Indian Navy has instituted an enquiry into the incident, a statement said.
“At about 11.45 a.m. this morning, a MIG twin-seater aircraft on a routine training sortie encountered a flock of birds after take off from INS Hansa air base at Dabolim, Goa. The pilot observed the left engine had flamed out and the right engine had caught fire,” the Indian Navy statement said.
“Attempts to recover the aircraft were unsuccessful due to damage and low height. The pilot with his presence of mind pointed the aircraft away from populated areas and both pilots ejected safely. An enquiry has been instituted by the Navy... There is no loss of life or damage to property on ground,” the statement added.