Five Indian army soldiers killed in helicopter crash near China border

NEW DELHI - Five fighters of the Indian armed force surrendered to their wounds after a helicopter crashed in Arunachal Pradesh state close to the nation's contested boundary with China.

The Indian protection service in a proclamation said that the Development Light Helicopter crashed on Friday in Tuting town situated close to the Line of Real Control (LAC) that isolates India and China.

Air traffic regulators had gotten a mayday call before the accident and the pilot had detailed specialized misfire in the helicopter, the service said.

Four bodies had been recuperated and heros were attempting to recover the fifth individual, the assertion said, adding that five people were boarding the helicopter.

"The Indian Armed force gives most profound sympathies [and] stands immovably with the deprived families," it added.

The mishap comes a long time after an Indian armed force pilot was killed in a similar state after a Cheetah helicopter crashed in Tawang region.