Four BSF men dead as charter plane crashes at Dwarka near Delhi

December 22, 2015 10:55

BSF plane crash: Two bodies have been recovered from crash site, but NDTV reports that a total of people are believed to be dead. The aircraft was carrying two pilots and seven technicians, say early reports. Three bodies have been recovered.

Deepender Pathak, JCP (South West Delhi) told news agencies that ambulances and 15 fire tenders are at the spot.

The BSF charter plane took off at 9:45 am and crashed at 9:50 am. The charter plane was called Super King and was a 10 seater. The plane was bound for Ranchi and crashed at Bapdola village near Dwarka on the outskirts of Delhi. The aircraft was on fire when it crashed, but the fire has now been put off.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh to visit the crash site. Mahesh Sharma (MoS, Civil Aviation) says that an inquiry has been ordered.

« Back to LIVE

TOP STORIES

Real Madrid book Champions League final date with Dortmund

This sets up Real Madrid final against Borussia Dortmund, who knocked out Paris Saint-Germain in the other semi-final.

Missing 'Tarak Mehta' actor Gurucharan Singh operated over 10 bank accounts

50-year-old Singh is believed to have been visiting his parents in Delhi and was expected to return to Mumbai. However, the actor has not been heard from since April 22.

Salman home firing: HC nod for 2nd PM of accused who died in police custody

The direction came on a petition filed by Anuj Kumar's mother Reeta Devi, who sought a fresh examination.

Salman home firing: Shooters unaware of target until ....., say police

The Mumbai police's crime branch, during the interrogation of the duo, found Pal and Gupta were given the shooting task by Anmol Bishnoi, the younger brother of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, but they had no idea they had to fire at...

Chaos at airports as Air India Express cancels 100 flights; 15K flyers hit

Discontent has been brewing among a section of the cabin crew at the low-cost carrier for some time now, especially after the start of the process of merger of AIX Connect, formerly AirAsia India, with itself.