An
IAF
helicopter
with
20
airmen
on
board
made
an
emergency
landing
in
Lohawat
area
of
Jodhpur
on
Sunday
afternoon
due
to
some
technical
glitch.
The
helicopter
had
taken
off
from
Jodhpur
airbase
for
Phalodi
airbase.
A
technical
team
fixed
the
glitch
and
the
chopper
was
able
to
take
off
after
about
an
hour’s
delay
to
its
destination.
According
to
Badri
Prasad,
Circle
Inspector,
Lohawat
Police
Station,
two
MI-17
helicopters
of
the
Indian
Air
Force
had
taken
off
from
Jodhpur
air
force
station
for
Phalodi
air
force
station
Sunday
afternoon.
“About
2.30
pm.
one
of
the
helicopters
developed
some
technical
glitch
and
resorted
to
emergency
landing
in
village
Pilwa,”
said
the
officer.
The
chopper
had
20
airmen
on
board.
They
all
alighted
the
chopper
and
secured
it
from
the
villagers,
who
swarmed
to
the
spot
in
curiosity.
Prasad
said
that
police
also
rushed
to
the
spot
to
help
the
chopper
team
and
control
the
crowd.