Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar was rescued by the ITBP in the hours of Thursday (October 17) after his helicopter made an emergency landing in Ralam village in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand yesterday, officials said. He along with his team had to spend the night in the village by breaking the lock of a migrated villager’s house and lighting a fire with wood to stay warm, they added. The CEC was brought to Munsiyari by helicopter after the rescue operation.CEC Rajiv Kumar rescued from Ralam village day after helicopter makes emergency landing at 15,000 feet | VIDEO
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar was rescued by the ITBP in the hours of Thursday (October 17) after his helicopter made an emergency landing in Ralam village in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand yesterday, officials said. He along with his team had to spend the night in the village by breaking the lock of a migrated villager’s house and lighting a fire with wood to stay warm, they added. The CEC was brought to Munsiyari by helicopter after the rescue operation.
