All 13 people on board dead in AN-32 crash: IAF
New Delhi, Jun 13: All 13 people on board the AN-32 aircraft which crashed in Arunachal Pradesh are dead, the IAF said after a team of rescuers searched the wreckage of the plane in a heavily forested mountainous terrain on Thursday.
An IAF official said there were no survivors from the crash of the AN-32 aircraft.
"IAF Pays tribute to the brave Air-warriors who lost their life during the #An32 crash on 03 Jun 2019 and stands by with the families of the victims. May their soul rest in peace," an Indian Air Force (IAF) spokesperson said.
Those who died in the crash are Wing Commander G M Charles, Squadron Leader H Vinod, Flight Lieutenants L R Thapa, MK Garg, Ashish Tanwar and Sumit Mohanty, Warrant officer K K Mishra, Sergeant Anoop Kumar, Corporal Sherin, LAC (leading aircraft man) S K Singh, LAC Pankaj, and non combatants Rajesh Kumar and Putali.
The Russian-origin AN-32 aircraft was going from Jorhat in Assam to Menchuka advanced landing ground near the border with China on June 3 when it lost contact around half-an-hour after taking off.
The wreckage of the plane was spotted by an IAF chopper on Tuesday at a height of 12,000 ft near Gatte village on the border of Siang and Shi-Yomi districts, after eight days of a massive search operation involving a fleet of aircraft and choppers as well as ground forces.
A 15-member team of rescuers were sent look for survivors in the accident Wednesday and eight of them reached the crash site on Thursday morning, an IAF official said.
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Madhavi Latha files complaint against Owaisi for 'Beef Zindabad' remarks
Hyderabad: K. Madhavi Latha, the BJP candidate contesting for Hyderabad MP, has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission of India (ECI) against Asaduddin Owaisi, the AIMIM chief and sitting MP, for allegedly making provocative comments during an election campaign in the old city.
In her complaint, Madhavi Latha stated that Owaisi had encouraged a butcher to continue his job, saying 'kaat te raho' (continue cutting) and also uttered the words 'beef zindabad' (long live beef).
The incident reportedly occurred during Owaisi's election campaign in the old city. Madhavi Latha's complaint highlighted that these comments were seen as encouraging the consumption of beef, which could be viewed as against the sentiments of the majority community and could be seen as an attempt to provoke and appease a particular community for electoral gains.
"As a contesting candidate of the Hyderabad Parliamentary constituency, I request your good offices to take immediate action against Owaisi for violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) and to restrain him and his followers from stirring communal issues and hatred against another community to ensure fair and peaceful elections in the sensitive constituency," Madhavi Latha stated in her complaint.
