Ranchi: A major security lapse occurred with union home minister, Rajnath Singh on Wednesday when his private chopper lost its way in the Saranda forest, reportedly due to wrong coordinates provided by the district administration. The pilot was forced to hover over Saranda forest for around 15 mins after not being able to locate Badajamda, where his first election rally was scheduled and finally landed at Majhgaon, the scheduled location for second rally.
Taking the matter seriously, state BJP is lodging a complaint with the election commission of India and director general civil aviation (DGCA) about the potential threat home minister faced because of the situation that arose due to erroneous coordinates.
Former BJP MP and incharge for management of aviation services of the central leaders, Ajay Maroo said that it was because of wrong coordinates provided by SDO, Jagarnathpur; Singh's chopper failed to land on the ground at Badajamda under Nowamundi block of West Singhbhum district. "The pilot hovered above for around 15 minutes seeking direction from us as he failed to locate the programme venue or any helipad in the region," he said. Due to prolonged hovering the chopper ran short of fuel and was compelled to make a landing at second programme venue in Majhgaon.
26/11/14 Jaideep Deogharia/Times of India
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Taking the matter seriously, state BJP is lodging a complaint with the election commission of India and director general civil aviation (DGCA) about the potential threat home minister faced because of the situation that arose due to erroneous coordinates.
Former BJP MP and incharge for management of aviation services of the central leaders, Ajay Maroo said that it was because of wrong coordinates provided by SDO, Jagarnathpur; Singh's chopper failed to land on the ground at Badajamda under Nowamundi block of West Singhbhum district. "The pilot hovered above for around 15 minutes seeking direction from us as he failed to locate the programme venue or any helipad in the region," he said. Due to prolonged hovering the chopper ran short of fuel and was compelled to make a landing at second programme venue in Majhgaon.
26/11/14 Jaideep Deogharia/Times of India
