Batala (Punjab): Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, PWD Minister Partap Singh Bajwa and four others had a narrow escape as their helicopter crashed after getting entangled in wires while taking off from Bahadurpur Rajowa village in Gurdaspur district on Tuesday.
The helicopter fell from a height of about 25 feet while taking off from the helipad in the village.
The Chief Minister was leaving the venue after laying the foundation stone of a 66-KV grid power sub-station.
Immediately after the accident, he went to Damdama Sahib gurdwara at Sri Hargobindpur and paid his obeisance.
He left the venue for nearby Rajowa village by road to address a public meeting, officials accompanying him said in Chandigarh.
The helicopter had suffered damage and had been grounded.
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