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Air Ambulance Accident Made The Relations Of Latehar-Chatra Cry, Doctor And Pilot Have Deep Family Ties With The Districts

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Rohan Gupta
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February 24, 2026

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Utkarsh Pandey, Latehar. Last evening, many relations between Chatra and Latehar districts were shattered due to the air ambulance crash in the forest bordering Chatra and Latehar districts. When the news of the plane crash came, at first it seemed like a normal accident. But as the names emerged, it became clear that the roots of this tragedy ran deep into the hearts of both the districts.

This is not a coincidence, but a tragic confluence where every link connects Latehar and Chatra. The patient is from Latehar, his wife's maternal home is in Chatra. Doctor's service relationship with Latehar. Pilot's house is in Latehar, father's posting is in Chatra. The accident occurred on the border and spread across both the districts. That is why this accident is not just an accident but has become a story of shared pain of two districts.

There is a relation associated with every name and a tear with every relation. There is silence in the streets of Latehar and Chatra today. People are calling each other, asking about their well-being, reading old messages, and are unable to believe that those whom they talked to yesterday have become mere memories today.

Mourning simultaneously in both Latehar's in-laws and Chatra's maternal house.

Patient Sanjay who was being airlifted to Delhi in the hope of better treatment. He was a resident of Chandwa in Latehar district. The family had put him on the air ambulance with the help of hopes. But fate had something else in store. The layer of pain does not end here. The maternal home of the deceased's wife is in Chatra. That is, a single accident spread mourning simultaneously in the courtyard of both Latehar's in-laws and Chatra's maternal house.

Even the site of the accident seems to tell the story of the Latehar connection. The plane fell in the area of ​​Chatra district which is adjacent to the border of Latehar. The boundary may be administrative, but social relationships have no boundaries. This is the reason why the news of the accident shocked both the districts simultaneously.

Late doctor Dr. Vikas had a deep connection with Latehar.

The doctor on board the plane, Dr. Vikas Kumar, was not just a doctor. He had a deep connection with Latehar. He had served in many health centers here. His image among patients was that of a soft-spoken, dedicated and sensitive doctor.

Even today, the smile with which he used to inquire about the condition of patients is still floating in the eyes of many people. The demise of Dr. Vikas, who served from Ranchi Sadar Hospital to other places, is a personal loss for the health world. At many places, people paid tribute to him in condolence meetings.

The team of officers became emotional remembering the old days

This accident has broken many administrative and social personalities to their core. Additional Collector of Chatra Arvind Kumar, Additional Collector of Bokaro Mumtaz Ansari, Deputy Commandant of CRPF Ravi Shankar Singh, District President of Bar Association Latehar Lal Arvind Nath Shahdev and badminton player Saurabh Kumar all spoke to Dainik Jagran and said that they have lost a good and lively friend of theirs.

They are emotional remembering the old days spent together in Chandwa block. Some remembered their meetings together, some the days of playing badminton together, and some the moments when they went out together. This accident is not just an information but a personal grief for them.

The son who made his way to the sky returned silent

The house of late Captain Vivek Vikas Bhagat, who lost his life in the accident, is in Kundri village near Dihi Murup in Latehar district. Father is posted in Chatra district. That means the son is from the soil of Latehar, the father is in charge of Chatra and the accident is on the border between the two. There is mourning in the village. People still cannot believe that the son who made his way to the sky will return silently like this.

Air ambulance crash broke many bridges of relationships

This air ambulance crash not only left debris on the ground after falling from the sky, it also broke many bridges of relationships. Now the same question is echoing in both the districts, could such a deep bond ever be broken like this? This incident will be recorded in the pages of history, but it will remain a pain in the hearts of the people of Latehar and Chatra, which will remind for a long time how sometimes one incident changes so many lives simultaneously.

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