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Sukna helicopter crash: Mamata Banerjee mourns loss of lives

Sukna helicopter crash: Mamata Banerjee mourns loss of lives

India Blooms News Service | | 30 Nov 2016, 07:51 pm
Kolkata/Siliguri, Nov 30 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday mourned the loss of lives in the crash of a Cheetah helicopter of Indian Army in a forest at Sukna near Siliguri city in Darjeeling district of the state which killed at least three army officials.

"Saddened at the death of 3 army officers in Sukna due to tragic chopper crash. Words are never enough. My condolences to bereaved families," Banerjee tweeted.

According to reports, the chopper, carrying as many as four army personnel, crashed near Madhuban forest at around 11:45 am.

A spokesperson of Indian Army's Eastern Command told IBNS that after the accident, one Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) was rescued injured from the helicopter wreckage and had been rushed to hospital.

The Indian Army  has ordered a probe into the deadly helicopter crash, reports said.

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