As became known by the authorities seven Indian soldiers were killed when the helicopter carrying them crashed in northern India.
The helicopter Dhruv, was of Indian manufacturing and quit light. It crashed in a field in the region Sitapour of Uttar Pradesh state. The five passengers and the two pilots were killed.

The head of local Police Mr. Rajesh Krisan said that “the helicopter was destroyed. Men of the Air Force have arrived to the spot and collecting the bodies from the crash site”.
The Indian Air Force launched an investigation into the causes of the crash. Accidents in the country involving helicopters of this type have been reported before in the recent past.