The Mi17V5 are very sturdy reliable helicopters. India order many new ones just a few years back. Furthermore the environment this heli was flying was perfect to say the least... no clouds/clear skies, humid/warm weather, flat jungles/0 mountains. It is very highly doubted that this was an accident or maintenance issue.
There are 3 possibilities
1) Inside job to take out the CDS. He has conflicts with the IAF and other generals on roles/responsibilities
2) Indians shot down their own helicopter again
3) Communist freedom fighters in the south gave them a response for their genocide in nagaland a few days back
There are 3 possibilities
1) Inside job to take out the CDS. He has conflicts with the IAF and other generals on roles/responsibilities
2) Indians shot down their own helicopter again
3) Communist freedom fighters in the south gave them a response for their genocide in nagaland a few days back