An Indian Military plane has gone mission with more than 20 people on board over the Bay of Bengal, the Indian Air Force (AIF) has confirmed.
The Antonov-32 transporter aircraft took off from Chennai (Madras) in southern India at 8.30 am (local time) for Port Blair in the eastern archipelago of Andaman and Nicobar.
It was scheduled to land at 11.30am. A search operation has been launched.
The IAF operates more than 100 Antonov-32 aircraft.
