Violence has not returned to the district known as the country's sugarcane-belt, but political divisions remain as Hindus typically vote for BJP and Muslims for the opposition
Five dead after Indian military helicopter crashes
A Mi-17 V5 helicopter of the Indian Air Force crashed in Arunachal Pradesh on Friday killing five personnel onboard.
Published : 6 Oct 2017, 06:17 AM
Updated : 6 Oct 2017, 06:17 AM
The chopper crashed around 6 am while it was on an Air Maintenance Mission, IAF sources said.
A Court of Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident.
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