Telangana pilot among two killed in Army chopper crash

Lt Colonel Vuppala Vinay Bhanu Reddy, one of the two pilots killed, was a native of Bommalaramaram in the district

Yadadri-Bhongir: Lt Colonel Vuppala Vinay Bhanu Reddy, one of the two pilots killed after an Army Aviation Cheetah helicopter crashed near Bomdila in Arunachal Pradesh bordering China, was a native of Bommalaramaram in the district.

He was the second son of Narsimha Reddy and Vijayalakshmi, both natives of Bommalaramaram. VVB Reddy’s wife Spandana is a dentist with the Indian army, according to relatives.

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Relatives and villagers were shocked when television channels began flashing news on the chopper crash and the death of VVB Reddy.