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UP minister's chopper makes emergency landing

No causality was reported in the incident and the minister, his associate and both the pilots were safe

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Press Trust of India Saharanpur
A Samajwadi Party minister today escaped unhurt when a helicopter in which he was travelling made an emergency landing after its engine failed here.

Malik was going to address a political rally at Mankamau when his helicopter's engine failed but not before the pilots brought it down to safe height of 20 feet from where it fell in a wet field, City police chief Manoj Kumar said.

No causality was reported in the incident and the minister, his associate and both the pilots were safe, Kumar said.

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First Published: Apr 08 2014 | 4:48 PM IST

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