West Bengal governor Keshari Nath Tripathi today expressed deep grief on the death of seven defence personnel in an IAF chopper crash near Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh.
In a statement released from Raj Bhavan here Tripathi conveyed his condolences and sympathy to the bereaved families.
An Mi-17 V5 helicopter of the Indian Air Force crashed near Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh today killing all seven military personnel, icluding two pilots and two armymen on board at around 6.30 am.
The chopper, which had taken off from Khirmu helipad near Tawang and was on its way to Yangste, was on air maintenance mission and was also scheduled to drop off kerosene jerry cans at an Army camp.
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