Nigeria, June 15 -- A helicopter transporting pilgrims from Kedarnath to Guptkashi in northern India's Uttarakhand state crashed early Sunday morning, killing all seven people on board.

The incident occurred near Gaurikund, a remote location in the Himalayan region, shortly after takeoff.

The deceased include the pilot, Captain Rajveer Singh Chauhan, and six passengers: Vikram Rawat, Vinod Devi, Trishti Singh, Rajkumar Jaiswal, his wife Shraddha Jaiswal, and their two-year-old daughter Kashi.

Authorities confirmed that all bodies were badly burned due to a fire that broke out following the crash.

According to the Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority, the Aryan Aviation Bell 407 helicopter (registration VT-BKA) took off at ...