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Army helicopter makes emergency landings in Mathura
PTI
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An Indian Army Chetak helicopter makes a precautionary landing near a school, in Mathura. Credit: PTI Photo
An Indian Army Chetak helicopter makes a precautionary landing near a school, in Mathura. Credit: PTI Photo

An Army helicopter made emergency landings twice in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district on Monday morning, police said.

The helicopter first made an emergency landing around 9 am on a field at Sanchauli village under Kosi Kalan police station area. It took off again after a few minutes, Additional Inspector S K Tomar said.

The chopper made another emergency landing on a school playground at Sanket village as it had developed some technical snag, Barsana police station incharge Azad Pal Singh said.

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Sanchauli, Sanket are almost adjacent villages falling under two different police stations, officials said.

Police prevented villagers from going near the helicopter and the gate of the school was also closed. The chopper took off after a few minutes, Singh said.

An eyewitness said majority of the villagers watched the helicopter from a distance.

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(Published 17 August 2020, 22:47 IST)