Russia­n-built Antono­v An-32 took off from Jorhat in Assam stateGUWAHATI, INDIA: An Indian military aircraft with 13 people on board went missing on Monday in the northeast of the country, the defence ministry said. The Russian-built Antonov An-32 took off from Jorhat in Assam state at 12:25 pm (0655 GMT) headed for Mechuka in Arunachal Pradesh, bordering China. He has apprised me of the steps taken by the IAF to find the missing aircraft. — Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) June 3, 2019Spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel P Khongsai said every effort was being made to locate the missing plane. An IAF AN-32 took off from Jorhat at 1227 hrs for Menchuka ALG.

Source: The Express Tribune June 03, 2019 15:20 UTC