Pilot killed in Uttarakhand chopper crash served in Army for over 15 years

Was moving arsenic a aviator with Aryan Aviation Private Ltd since October 2024

NDRF and SDRF unit astatine the spot aft a chopper crashed adjacent the Kedarnath shrine, successful Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand, Sunday, June 15, 2025. (X@uksdrf via PTI)

Rajveer Singh Chauhan, the aviator of the chopper that crashed successful Uttarakhand aboriginal Sunday sidesplitting each 7 connected board, had served successful the Indian Army for implicit 15 years and had immense acquisition of flying missions implicit antithetic terrains.

A nonmigratory of Shastri Nagar successful Jaipur, Chauhan was moving arsenic a aviator with Aryan Aviation Private Ltd since October 2024.

Chauhan was the skipper of Bell 407 chopper that crashed connected Sunday greeting adjacent Gaurikund successful Uttarakhand. Besides him, six radical were killed successful the accident.

Helicopter crashes adjacent Kedarnath shrine successful Uttarakhand, each 7 connected committee killed

Having worked successful the Indian Army, Chauhan had a immense acquisition of flying missions implicit antithetic terrains, overseeing aerial operations and had been trained successful antithetic types of helicopters and their maintenance, according to his LinkedIn profile.

Former main curate Ashok Gehlot expressed sorrow implicit the demise of 7 people.

“The decease of 7 people, including Jaipur nonmigratory aviator Rajveer Singh Chauhan, successful the chopper clang adjacent Kedarnath is highly sad. My deepest condolences are with the bereaved families successful this hard time,” helium said successful a societal media post.

Chauhan's begetter has been informed astir his demise. Further details of the pilot's household are awaited.