New Delhi, June 15 -- Seven people died after a helicopter crashed near Gaurikund in Uttarakhand on Sunday, June 15. The chopper was going from Shri Kedarnath Dham to Guptkashi. Inspector General Garhwal Rajiv Swaroop said the incident happened when the helicopter, operated by Aryan Aviation Guptkashi, had taken off for Gaurikund after taking devotees to Kedarnath.

This was the fifth accident since the portals of the Himalayan temple Kedarnath opened on May 2. The other four incidents reported in connection with helicopter operations in Uttarakhand after the Char Dham Yatra 2025 started on April 30 are:

1. Five people lost their lives and several were left injured after a helicopter crashed in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi on May 8. The inci...