ഉത്തരാഖണ്ഡിൽ ഹെലികോപ്റ്റർ തകർന്നുവീണ് ആറ് മരണം

A helicopter operated by Trans Bharat Aviation Private Limited crashed near Joshimath in Uttarakhand, killing all six people on board. The aircraft, a V‑HEHX model, had departed from Badri Nath at 1:14 p.m. en route to Fat and was lost over the Hathi Mountain area while flying above the Joshimath valley. Contact with the helicopter was lost during a period of snowfall, and the aircraft was later found to have crashed near the village of Chayee. The passengers and crew were identified as Central Crime Branch Inspector Arun Solanki, HS Nataraj, Pratap Gaud, Advocate Sudip, Shankar Gaud, and the pilot, Captain Himanshu Subrahm, a Delhi resident. All were reported to be from Bangalore. The crash was confirmed by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, who also announced that the state’s Civil Aviation Development Authority had suspended all operations of Trans Bharat Aviation’s helicopters pending investigation. Rescue teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) were deployed to the crash site. The Uttarakhand government has been coordinating the search and recovery operations, but the helicopter’s wreckage has not yet been fully recovered. The incident has prompted a temporary halt of all Trans Bharat Aviation helicopters while authorities investigate the cause of the crash.

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