Audio Bulletin: Air Force plane with 13 on board goes missing

An Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft AN-32 with as many as 13 people on board has gone missing hours after it took off from Jorhat in Assam. According to reports, aircraft took off today from Jorhat at 1225 hours for Menchuka Advance Landing ground. The aircraft last contacted ground sources at 1 pm today after taking off from Jorhat airbase at 12:25 pm, news agency ANI reported. IAF has launched Sukhoi-30 combat aircraft and C-130 Special operation aircraft on a search mission for locating plane. "IAF is coordinating with Indian Army, various government and civil agencies to locate the missing aircraft. Search operations will continue from air and by ground parties of Indian Army through the night," Air Force official Twitter handle posted.