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The Army, with the help of locals, today brought the bodies of Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu and four others from Keyla, where the helicopter with five on board crashed on Saturday last.
All the five bodies have been brought to Luguthang and air-lifted to Tawang by an Army helicopter, according to sources in the Chief Minister's office.
Keyla is located at an altitude of 4,500 meters, about six-hour trek on foot from Luguthang Gompa in Tawang district.
The autopsy of the bodies would be conducted at Tawang Army post at 12.30 pm, the sources said, adding Khandu?s body would be brought to Itanagar later this evening.
It would be kept at his official bungalow here for the public to pay their last respects.
Khandu's last rites would be performed at his native village in Tawang, the sources added.
All the five bodies have been brought to Luguthang and air-lifted to Tawang by an Army helicopter, according to sources in the Chief Minister's office.
Keyla is located at an altitude of 4,500 meters, about six-hour trek on foot from Luguthang Gompa in Tawang district.
The autopsy of the bodies would be conducted at Tawang Army post at 12.30 pm, the sources said, adding Khandu?s body would be brought to Itanagar later this evening.
It would be kept at his official bungalow here for the public to pay their last respects.
Khandu's last rites would be performed at his native village in Tawang, the sources added.
