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IAF pilots braved bullets to help poll officials

Squadron Leader R. Dhobhal, the pilot of a Mi-17 helicopter, was supervising the loading of electronic voting machines (EVMs) and poll officials into his chopper when he heard gunfire. It was Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district, and Maoist insurgents were firing at them. He and his co-pilot managed to fly the election team to safety.2:01 PM on May 14