A file photo of AN-32 aircraft

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has announced a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh to all those locals who helped in locating missing transport aircraft AN-32 in June earlier this year in Arunachal Pradesh.

Eastern Air Command Air Marshal RD Mathur will be present on the occasion and give away the rewards in a function to be held on Tuesday (September 17) next at Along in Arunachal Pradesh.

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โ€œThese are the people who were directly or indirectly involved in the search operations that led to locating of missing AN-32 in June earlier this year,โ€ a defence source said.

The IAF will felicitate 10 persons in total and they are engaged in various professions- from DC to mountaineer.

The AN-32 aircraft on June 3 went off the radar after taking off from Jorhat airbase in Assam for Menchuka airfield in Arunachal Pradesh.

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It took the search party over two weeks to retrieve the mortal remains of the 13 deceased.