Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, 12 others confirmed dead in TN

Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, 12 others confirmed dead in TN chopper crash

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Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, 12 others confirmed dead in TN chopper crash

December 08

18:55 2021

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New Delhi, Dec 8: Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat have been killed along with 12 others when the Army chopper they were flying in crashed near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu, the IAF confirmed on Wednesday.

The tragic incident happened when the chopper was heading for Wellington from Sulur.

The IAF has issued a list of names of General Rawat’s staff who were also on board the crashed chopper. They include Brigadier LS Lidder, Lieutenant Colonel Harjinder Singh, Naik Gursewak Singh, Naik Jitendra Kumar, Lance Naik Vivek Kumar, Lance Naik B Sai Teja and Havaldar Satpal.

Group Captain Varun Singh SC, Directing Staff at DSSC, who was also on board, is currently undergoing treatment at Military Hospital, Wellington, said the IAF.

The IAF has ordered an inquiry into the accident.

-NIE