Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's chopper made an emergency landing in Varanasi due to a bird strike on Sunday, said the DM. CM Yogi, who was on his way to Lucknow, left the Circuit House in Varanasi around 8.55 am. His chopper departed from the Police Line helipad around 9.10 am and made an emergency landing at 9.16 am.

Following the incident, the UP CM returned to the Circuit House around 9.20 am