An Indian Army Cheetah helicopter carrying Major General Sachin Mehta crashed near Leh during a routine sortie in Ladakh. All three officers escaped with minor injuries, while the Army ordered an inquiry and renewed focus emerged on replacing ageing helicopters.
The chopper, which was flying an operational sortie near Bomdila, lost contact with Air Traffic Control (ATC) around 9.15 am, Lt Col. Mahendra Rawat said.
