Army rescues 2 ITBP personnel from forward areas of Arunachal

Itanagar, Aug 14 In a daring operation on Monday, the Indian Army rescued two Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel from the forward areas of Arunachal Pradesh, defence sources said.

The sources said that aviators of Spear Corps of the Army responded to a distress call for medical evacuation of two ITBP personnel deployed in the remote locations in Arunachal Pradesh and saved precious lives.

Helicopters landed on an unprepared helipad next to a river bed to evacuate the ITBP personnel from the forward post.

Further details are awaited.

--IANS

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