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Six Indian Air Force personnel including two pilots and a civilian lost their lives in the tragic incident, which took place after Pakistani Air Force had launched a counterattack after the Balakot strike.
The IFF helps air defence radars identify whether an aircraft or helicopter is friendly or hostile.The sources said the GCM held Group Captain Chowdhury guilty of not following laid down norms, especially orders issued by the Air Headquarters on IFF.The helicopter crashed in Budgam around 10 am on February 27 when Indian and Pakistani fighter jets were engaged in fierce aerial combat in Nowshera, a day after Indias air strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist training camp in Balakot in Pakistan.
The findings of the General Court Martial (GCM) and the sentence against Group Captain Suman Roy Chowdhury, who was at the time the Chief Operations Officer of Srinagar Air Force Station, will be finalised after it is confirmed by the IAF Chief.
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