Maharashtra CM Fadnavis Escapes Another Chopper Mishap

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis escaped a potential accident when his helicopter suddenly took off as he was boarding it at a helipad in Alibaug in Mumbai on Friday afternoon.

According to preliminary reports by officials, as Fadnavis was preparing to board the chopper, it sudden took off and its rotating wings came very close to his head. However, an alert security personnel lunged forward and helped the Chief Minister escape injury from the chopper's blades. Further details are awaited.

On May 25 this year, Latur bound chopper of Devendra Fadnavis crash-landed and a scrap-dealer helped Fadnavis come out safely. Fadnavis escaped unhurt in the incident.