KERALA50: Arunachal CM Dorjee Khandu Dead

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Arunachal CM Dorjee Khandu Dead

Arunachal predesh cm Dorjee Khandu dead along with four others in a helicopter crash. Their helicopter was missing from Saturday. The chopper was crashed in bad whether in the mountains. Their bodies and the crashed chopper parts were found in a place between Kyela and Lobothang in the mountainous region of the state this morning."The Chief Minister and four others are dead," Union Minister for Development of Northeastern Region B K Handique told a press conference here this evening. The other occupants of the helicopter were pilots Capt J S Babbar, Capt T S Mamik, Khandu's security officer Yeshi Choddak and Yeshi Lhamu, sister of Tawant MLA Tsewang Dhondup. He was 56. Khandu had worked in the military intelligence and participated in the Bangladesh liberation war of 1971. He had received a gold medal for meritorious service during the war.

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