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Army helicopter makes emergency landing

Doti : A Nepali Army helicopter made an emergency landing after experiencing a technical snag soon after taking off from Dadeldhura.
The helicopter was carrying an injured police personnel to Nepalgunj when it had to be landed on the way at a wheat field in Marakatte of Mudabhara of Shikhar municipality-4, Doti. Captain Kushal Kumar Gurung and his co-pilot Rakesh Khadka were flying the helicopter, according to police.
Police constable Sher Bahadur Mahatara had been severely injured after falling off a cliff in Darchula on Sunday evening. He was referred to Kathmandu by the Sub-regional hospital in Dadeldhura.
Meanwhile, efforts are underway to take police constable Mahatara to Kathmandu via road.