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Indian Air Ambulance Makes Emergency Landing in Bangladesh as Patient Dies
- •An Indian air ambulance flying from Agartala to Kolkata made an emergency landing in Bangladesh due to a technical fault where a door partially opened mid-air.
- •The Beechcraft King Air C90A aircraft landed safely at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka with seven people on board.
- •The 56-year-old patient, Anjana Bhowmik, was rushed to Kurmitola Multicare Specialised Hospital where she was declared dead.
- •It remains unclear whether the patient's death was directly linked to the aircraft's technical malfunction or existing medical complications.
- •Bangladeshi authorities assisted on humanitarian grounds, and the Indian High Commission in Dhaka coordinated diplomatic formalities.
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The Beechcraft King Air C90A aircraft encountered a technical malfunction while climbing through 12,000 feet, which caused its door to partially open mid-air. Consequently, the pilot decided to divert and landed safely at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
The patient, 56-year-old Anjana Bhowmik, was rushed to Kurmitola Multicare Specialised Hospital, where doctors declared her dead. The exact cause of her death remains unclear, and it is uncertain whether it was linked to the aircraft malfunction or other medical complications.
The aircraft was operated by India's SKB Infracon Pvt Ltd. Although the flight lacked the required clearance for an international landing, Bangladeshi authorities assisted the aircraft on humanitarian grounds while the Indian High Commission in Dhaka coordinated diplomatic formalities.
