An Indian Air Force transport aircraft has reportedly gone missing after taking off from an airbase outside Assam.
According to India Today, the last contact was made with the IAF Antonov An-32 military transport aircraft at around 1 pm today.
The report states that there were 13 people onboard the plane, including 8 crew members and 5 passengers.
The IAF is known to have deployed all available sources to locate the missing aircraft.
According to reports, the Antonov An-32 had taken flight from Jorhat in Assam and was heading to the Mechuka Advanced Landing Ground in the Mechuka Valley in Arunachal Pradesh.
The Mechuka Advanced Landing Ground is located near the China border.
This is not the first time such an incident has occurred. In July 2016, Indian Air Force An-32 transport aircraft disappeared over the Bay of Bengal with 29 people onboard.