Pilot Missing 20 Days After Helicopter Crash, Army Says "Fully Committed To Retrieving"

The remains of one of the pilots on board, Lieutenant Colonel A S Batth, was recovered from the reservoir on August 15.

The search for the missing pilot of an Army helicopter that crashed into Punjab's Ranjit Sagar dam on August 3 is in full swing, the Army has said, adding that it ''is fully committed" to "retrieving the second crew member of the ill fated helicopter''. The Army has also said it ''empathises with the grief of relatives of the crew". The remains of one of the pilots on board, Lieutenant Colonel A S Batth, was recovered from the reservoir on August 15. Neel Joshi, brother of the missing pilot Captain Jayant Joshi, told NDTV yesterday that the family is disappointed with the equipment being used in the search operation.