An AN-32 aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) with 13 people on board is missing after it departed on Monday from Jorhat at 12:25 pm local time for the Mechuka Advance Landing Ground, an IAF official said.
The aircraft last contacted ground agencies at 13:00 pm. No contact with the plane has been established since then.
"Since the aircraft did not reach the airfield, overdue action was initiated," according to the IAF official.
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Mechuka is situated along the India-China border. It was an important strategic location during the 1962 Indo-China War.