Odishatv Bureau

Cuttack: The body of an Indian Air Force (IAF) jawan of Charbatia Air Base in Cuttack, who went missing during parachute training near Mangrajpur village on Saturday night, was found near Haripur Dam today.

The jawan, identified as Shiring Dhaba, had performed a parachute jump from an IAF aircraft but did not report back on duty. The helmet and parachute of the jawan was recovered near Haripur Dam during joint search operations by IAF and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). Later, the team also found his body near the dam, which is five kilometres away from the spot he was supposed to land.

The reason behind the mishap is yet to be ascertained.

The Charbatia Air Base is an Aviation Research Centre (ARC) and is a part of India's primary intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW).

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