New Delhi: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had a narrow escape on Thursday when his helicopter crash-landed in Latur.
The Chief Minister tweeted that he and his team are absolutely safe.
“The Sikorsky helicopter VT-CMM took off from Nilanda, Latur, at 12 pm. There were six people, including the Maharashtra CM. All six are safe. The pilot decided on emergency landing due to variable wind pattern. The helicopter was damaged during landing," said a statement by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
Chopper with Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis onboard crash-lands in Latur, CM and team escapes unhurt pic.twitter.com/1tQ4NXqeoo— ANI (@ANI_news) May 25, 2017
Fadnavis had gone to Latur in Marathwada for the BJP's 'Shivar Samwad Sabha', a statewide campaign to reach out to farmers.
"I am safe. There was a minor accident involving the helicopter. People shouldn't believe in rumours," Fadnavis later told media persons.
With the blessings of people of Maharashtra and Nation, I'm safe.My team is fine too.Please do not believe any rumours. pic.twitter.com/4B7OUmD0ss— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) May 25, 2017
"My media advisor Ketan Pathak has suffered minor injuries. With the blessings of 11 crore people of Maharashtra, I am safe," Fadnavis added.
"This is a new helicopter. We will seek information from police on this incident," the chief minister said.
Recently, on a tour to Gadchiroli in Vidarbha region, his helicopter had suffered a technical snag, following which he had travel by road to Nagpur.
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