Overview
- Authorities in Chhattisgarh, which received crash reports Monday, say searches found no wreckage in the Narayanpur hills of Jashpur.
- District Collector Rohit Vyas and SSP Lal Umend Singh led police and forest teams that used drones and spoke with villagers, who reported no blast.
- Regional air traffic control units in Jharkhand and Odisha reported no missing aircraft linked to the area.
- Forest officials said the plume in viral videos came from a forest fire that has been brought under control.
- Officials say early claims of casualties or a specific aircraft type remain unverified, and teams continue to monitor the terrain with drone patrols.