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Gen Bipin Rawat, wife and 11 others confirmed dead in chopper crash

The chopper went down shortly after noon, in Tamil Nadu's Nilgiri Hills

Sabrangindia 08 Dec 2021

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Image Courtesy:indianexpress.com

Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat, and 11 others have been confirmed dead after a chopper carrying them crashed in Tamil Nadu earlier today. The Air Force issued the official confirmation on Tuesday evening. 

 

Gen Bipin Rawat, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) was on a visit to Defence Services Staff College, Wellington (Nilgiri Hills) to address the faculty and student officers of the Staff Course today. The chopper carrying Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, crashed at 12.20 P.M in the Nilgiri Hills in Tamil Nadu.

Search and rescue operations ensued, and as SabrangIndia reported earlier today, at first there was news of five deaths and two injured people being taken to hospital as authorities continued to look for others on board the chopper.

The chopper crashed shortly after it took off from an Air Force base in Sulur near Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore, and was heading to Wellington in Udhagamandalam, also known as Ooty, where a Defence Services Staff College is located. The defence establishment reportedly learnt of the incident from villagers in nearby Katteri who informed the district administration.

Condolences have started pouring in for the CDS. 

“General Rawat had served the country with exceptional courage and diligence. As the first Chief of Defence Staff he had prepared plans for jointness of our Armed Forces,” said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, condoling his sudden demise.

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Chief of defence staff Gen Bipin Rawat's chopper crashes

Gen Bipin Rawat, wife and 11 others confirmed dead in chopper crash

The chopper went down shortly after noon, in Tamil Nadu's Nilgiri Hills

Indian Air Force
Image Courtesy:indianexpress.com

Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat, and 11 others have been confirmed dead after a chopper carrying them crashed in Tamil Nadu earlier today. The Air Force issued the official confirmation on Tuesday evening. 

 

Gen Bipin Rawat, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) was on a visit to Defence Services Staff College, Wellington (Nilgiri Hills) to address the faculty and student officers of the Staff Course today. The chopper carrying Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, crashed at 12.20 P.M in the Nilgiri Hills in Tamil Nadu.

Search and rescue operations ensued, and as SabrangIndia reported earlier today, at first there was news of five deaths and two injured people being taken to hospital as authorities continued to look for others on board the chopper.

The chopper crashed shortly after it took off from an Air Force base in Sulur near Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore, and was heading to Wellington in Udhagamandalam, also known as Ooty, where a Defence Services Staff College is located. The defence establishment reportedly learnt of the incident from villagers in nearby Katteri who informed the district administration.

Condolences have started pouring in for the CDS. 

“General Rawat had served the country with exceptional courage and diligence. As the first Chief of Defence Staff he had prepared plans for jointness of our Armed Forces,” said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, condoling his sudden demise.

Related:

Chief of defence staff Gen Bipin Rawat's chopper crashes

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