A Chetak CH 442 helicopter of the Indian Navy on a training sortie crash-landed at INS Rajali near Tamil Nadu's Vellore today and the crew were safe, a defense official said.

"Chetak CH 442 (was) on a training sortie at Rajali... whilst carrying out dry winching dual sortie, the helo (helicopter) crash landed," a defense public relations official said.

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