Maharashtra CM Escapes Yet Another Chopper Crash:- A top official said, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis escaped a potential accident, when his helicopter took off suddenly as he was about to board it in Raigad district .

When Fadnavis came to the JSW Steel Company’s helipad in Alibaug and was preparing to board the waiting helicopter, the incident occurred at around 1:50 pm.

“As the CM came near the door, the chopper suddenly took off, tilted sideways and hovered around 2-3 feet in the air… its rotating wings came very close to his head,” Malikner said.

However, to save the CM from injury, a alert security personnel acted swiftly, lunging forward, Malikner added.

Even as Fadnavis was pulled back a safe 20 feet or so from it, the helicopter remained in that position for a few minutes, before it touched the helipad again.

It was only when after a technician checked the rotors to detect any malfunctions, it was cleared for take-off a short while later.

Fadnavis boarded it to return to Mumbai. He had gone to attend the birthday celebrations of Alibaug legislator Jayant Patil and inaugurate a theatre hall.

As news of the incident spread on social media networks, a CMO official said that the CM’s helicopter did not meet with any accident and urged people not to believe rumors.

It may be recalled that Devendra Fadnavis, on May 25 this year, crash-landed in a chopper in Latur and a scrap-dealer helped Fadnavis come out safely. Fadnavis escaped unhurt in the incident.

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