Updated On: 09 May, 2025 08:26 AM IST | Mumbai | Shirish Vaktania
Helicopter ferrying Char Dham Yatra pilgrims plunged 200 metres down a gorge minutes after departing from Kharsali; joint rescue operation conducted by SDRF, army, and locals

Wreckage of the helicopter that crashed. Pic/PTI
Three women from Powai were among six people who died in a helicopter crash during the Char Dham Yatra near Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The incident occurred on Thursday morning near the Rishikesh-Gangotri National Highway in Uttarkashi.

Vijayalaxmi Reddy, 57, a resident of Galleria Central Avenue Society