India, Nov. 1 -- Families of the Karnataka men killed in Friday's helicopter crash in Uttarakhand are struggling to accept their loss. Among the dead is Bengaluru police inspector Arun Salunke, 40, whose father says he cannot believe his son is gone.

A private helicopter operated by Trans Bharat Aviation crashed into a hillside near Chai village in the Joshimath area of Chamoli district, according to the photo caption in the original report.

The victims were Salunke, an inspector with the Central Crime Branch (CCB) of Bengaluru police, and his friends H S Nataraj and Shankar Gowda V B, both from Huliyurduraga in Tumakuru; Prathap Gowda of Sakleshpur in Hassan; and Sudheer K of Bengaluru. Pilot Captain Himanshu Sabharwal also died.

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