Chopper carrying Sharad Yadav makes emergency landing
Patna, Aug 5 A private chopper carrying JD President Sharad Yadav and three other passengers, including Bihar Minister for Road Construction Prem Kumar, made an emergency landing at Jakkanpur on the outskirts of the city today due to a technical problem.Yadav along with Bihar minister Prem Kumar, Secretary to Chief Minister S Siddharth and Road Department Secretary Prataya Amrit took off from the airport here for Chausa in Madhepura to attend an official function, Civil Aviation Department Additional Chief Pilot-cum-Joint Director Captain Deepak Kumar Singh said.
A VIP chopper carrying opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe made an emergency landing in Mahiyangana, while he was making the return trip from electioneering in the east.