Pawan Hans helicopter with 3 on board goes missing in Arunachal Pradesh

Guwahati: A helicopter of state-run Pawan Hans with three persons on board, including a senior police officer, on Tuesday went missing after taking off from Dibrugarh for Khonsa district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The Dauphin N3 helicopter lost touch with the Air Traffic Control after taking off at around 11 am, said company sources.

A senior police officer from Arunachal Pradesh is the lone passenger on board the twin-engine helicopter besides the pilot and co-pilot, they said.

"We are trying to contact the pilot but as of now no link has been established with the missing helicopter," the sources said.