Chopper wreckage found in Lobothang

Here's the latest on Dorjee Khandu:

Although an official confirmation about Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu is awaited, Home Minister P Chidambaram told newsmen in New Delhi that the 'information about Khandu was not encouraging".

He said this after the wreckage of the helicopter carrying Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu and four others, that went missing on Saturday, has been located in Lobothang near Tawang district in the state.

According to sources, the search team has reportedly found the wreckage of the chopper near a waterfall in Lobothang. Television channels are reporting that three bodies of the occupants of the chopper have also been found.

The missing Pawan Hans AS350 B-3 helicopter that took off from Tawang at 9.50 am on Saturday lost communication with the ground after it flew past the Sela Pass along the Chinese border about 20 to 25 minutes later. The helicopter was scheduled to land in Itanagar at 11.30 am on Saturday.

Apart from Khandu, the people on board included crew members Captain J S Babbar and Captain K S Malick, Khandu''s security officer Yeshi Choddak and Yeshi Lamu, sister of Tawang legislator Tsewang Dhondup.