Emergency landing of helicopter in MP precautionary measure: IAF (Ld)

Bhopal, May 29 : The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Monday said that a helicopter which made an emergency landing in Madhya Pradeshs Bhind district was a "precautionary" measure during routine training.

Earlier in the morning, the pilot landed the chopper at a field in Jakhola village, bordering Uttar Pradesh, surprising many local residents.

In a tweet, the IAF said: "An Apache AH-64 helicopter of the IAF carried out a precautionary landing near Bhind, during routine operational training.All crew and the aircraft are safe.The rectification party has reached the site.

"District administration officials had cordoned off the area.pd/ #Emergency #helicopter #precautionary #measure #Bhind #Bhopal #Uttar Pradesh .