IAF Apache Attack Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing In Madhya Pradesh

An Apache attack helicopter of the Indian Air Force had to make a precautionary landing in Bhind, Madhya Pradesh, during the routine training mission.

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In Bhind, Madhya Pradesh, an IAF aircraft - Apache attack helicopter makes a crash landing. Fortunately, no casualties are reported in the incident, a police official said. “I have come to know that the aircraft made a crash landing. There was no fatality or injury in the landing (process)," Chambal Zone Inspector General of Police S Saxena told PTI over phone. Bhind Superintendent of Police Manish Khatri refused to speak on the incident saying the IAF spokesperson will inform about it.

"The aircraft was on a normal routine training mission. The pilot did the precautionary landing near Bhind," an IAF spokesperson said in Delhi. Precautionary landing means there could have been some minor issues, due to which the aircraft was landed as a precaution, officials said.

The incident took place at around 8.45 am, the IAF spokesperson said. No harm was caused to any person or material, he said, adding the aircraft is being currently examined. Earlier, Chambal Zone Inspector General of Police S Saxena told PTI that there was no fatality or injury in the landing (process). Some videos went viral on social media platforms in which a number of people were seen gathered near the aircraft.