Pilot killed as Army chopper crash-lands in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua, another injured

JAMMU: A pilot was killed after an advanced light helicopter (ALH) Dhruv of the Indian Army made a crash-landing in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district on Monday, officials said.

The chopper, which was coming from Pathankot, was forced to make a crash-landing in an Army area in the Lakhanpur belt of the district, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Kathua Shailendra Mishra told .

Two pilots of the helicopter were injured in the incident, he said, adding that they were rushed to a military base hospital.


One of them succumbed subsequently, an official said.

"Tragic news coming in. We have one pilot fatal casualty," a defence spokesperson, said.

Further details are awaited.