Chhattisgarh 'plane crash': State govt clears air, says no evidence found

The Chhattisgarh government on Monday clarified that there is no evidence of a charter plane crash in Jashpur, adding that police and administrative teams are present at the site.

Drone cameras are also being used for monitoring. The Collector and the Senior Superintendent of Police have inspected the location, the state government said.

"According to information received from the district administration, reports of smoke rising were received on Monday afternoon from the Narayanpur area of the district. Collector Mr. Rohit Vyas and Senior Superintendent of Police Dr. Lal Umend Singh reached the spot and conducted an inspection," said the statement.


The government informed that information is being gathered from local residents. "However, no villagers have reported hearing any explosion, and no evidence of a crash has been found so far.