Rahul chopper issue: Pilots derostered

Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 15:05 [IST]

New Delhi, Dec 9: In the wake of the allegations that Rahul Gandhi's chopper landed in poor visibility, the two pilots of the helicopter have been derostered so that they can appear before the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for a probe.

DGCA launched a probe into the Tuesday, Dec 8 incident on the very same day.

The statements of the two pilots of the helicopter and that of the district magistrate of Sitapur would be recorded in a couple of days as part of the investigations.

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Topics: congress, rahul gandhi, dgca

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