A plane crashed into Chandil Dam near Jamshedpur last Tuesday. Two pilots were on board, and one has been found while the search for the other is ongoing.
The recovered body has been identified as trainee pilot Lanadeep Dutta. However, Captain Suthrananda is still missing. The plane, a two-seater trainee aircraft from Alchemist Aviation, took off from Jamshedpur Sonari Airport at 11 a.m. but crashed into the dam shortly afterward.
Following the crash, Minister of State for Defense Sanjay Seth sent a 15-member Navy team from Hyderabad to help with the search. The team arrived in Ranchi on Wednesday evening and traveled to Chandil Dam the next morning. After an extensive search, they found Lanadeep’s body.
Lanadeep Dutta was from Adityapur, and Captain Suthrananda was from Patna. Both families are deeply affected by the accident. The search for Captain Suthrananda is still ongoing.