Air Ambulance Crashes in Jharkhand with Seven Onboard; Rescue Operations Underway

• An air ambulance carrying seven people, including two crew members, crashed near Simariya in Chatra district, Jharkhand.
• The aircraft, VT-AJV, operated by Redbird Airways, lost contact with air traffic control 23 minutes after taking off from Ranchi Airport.
• Onboard were patient Sanjay Kumar, flight crew Captain Vivek Vikas Bhagat and Savrajdeep Singh, and four family members.
• A search and rescue team has been dispatched, and the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is en route for investigation.
• Jharkhand Minister Irfan Ansari confirmed that security agencies and local administration are on high alert, intensifying search and rescue operations.