Overview
- A 58–65-year-old man identified as Anil Kumar Singh died during a helicopter relief airdrop in Parashurampur village, Saran, with local accounts saying a dropped packet struck him on Friday.
- Police have registered a case and sent the body for post-mortem while officers report no visible external injury marks and stress the exact cause will be known after the autopsy.
- A separate incident during the same IAF operation injured a woman and two children when downdraft or blown debris from a low-flying helicopter struck them and damaged a tin shed.
- The Indian Air Force has been carrying out large-scale airdrops to reach cut-off areas, with officials saying more than 28 tonnes of food—over 5,600 dry-ration packets—were dropped across about 15 sorties from Gorakhpur and Bagdogra.
- The Gandak river breaches have left roughly 170–250 villages and about 3.2–3.3 lakh people affected in Saran and nearby districts, increasing reliance on aerial relief and raising urgent questions about safety and operational rules for future drops.