IAF's Chinook helicopter makes precautionary landing in Punjab

Both crew members and the helicopter safe.

Air Force (IAF) Chinook helicopter.

Credit: PTI Photo

Chandigarh: A Chinook helicopter of the Indian Air Force made a precautionary landing following a "technical snag" in Punjab's Sangrur district on Sunday, police said.

The helicopter landed on an open ground in the Dhadrian village of Longowal in Sangrur around 1 pm, a police official said, adding both crew members and the helicopter were safe.

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