Bipin Rawat Funeral Live Updates: CDS General Bipin Rawat, His Wife, And 11 Others Dead In Chopper Crash, Watch Video!
Bipin Rawat Latest News, CDS General Bipin Rawat, His Wife, And 11 Others Dead In Chopper Crash, Watch Video: Bipin Rawat, the Chief of Defence Staff, died today in Tamil Nadu when an Air Force chopper carrying him and 13 people crashed shortly after take-off. Madhulika Rawat, the wife of General Rawat, was assassinated. The Russian-made Mi-17 V5 helicopter crashed shortly after taking off from the Air Force base in Sulur, Coimbatore, towards Wellington in the Nilgiri Hills. The chopper was already on its way down and would have landed in about 10 minutes. According to news agency AFP, it fell around 10 kilometers from the nearest road, requiring rescue responders to hike to the accident scene. Around 12.20 p.m., reports of the crash surfaced. Bipin Rawat Funeral Live Updates
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The Indian Air Force (IAF) announced on December 8 that a chopper carrying Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Bipin Rawat crashed near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu. According to news agency PTI, at least four people were killed in the accident, which was caused by reduced visibility owing to foggy circumstances. However, there was no immediate word on General Rawat’s condition. India’s first CDS, General Rawat, took office on January 1, 2020. Between September 27, 2019, and December 31, 2019, he served as chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, and between December 31, 2016, and December 31, 2019, he served as Chief of Army Staff.
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The Indian Air Force Mi-17V5 helicopter was traveling from Coimbatore’s Sulur to Wellington’s DSSC, where General Rawat and Chief of Army Staff M.M. Singh were meeting. Naravane was scheduled to attend an event. According to reports, the chopper crashed in a woodland location due to poor visibility caused by thick fog. On Thursday, December 9, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is due to address parliament on the subject. Even as rescue personnel carried victims in stretchers to be transferred through waiting ambulances, the crushed and burned remains of the ill-fated IAF helicopter were scattered about the scene.
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Civilians were not allowed near the disaster scene. Locals informed a Tamil TV station that they heard a huge bang, which they assumed was the accident, and then saw the chopper on fire, with some of the passengers suffering major burn injuries. When local military officials arrived at the scene, they were told that two bodies had been transferred to a nearby hospital with 80 percent burns, according to news agency ANI, citing anonymous sources. With General Rawat’s death, India has “lost one of its bravest sons,” according to President Ram Nath Kovind.
A very unhappy day for us of an as we’ve got misplaced our CDS, General Bipin Rawat Ji, in a completely unlucky tragedy,” Union domestic minister Amit Shah said. He was one of the bravest troops who dedicated his life to the homeland. His outstanding contributions and dedication are indescribable. “I’m in excruciating pain. India will always be thankful to CDS Gen Bipin Rawat for his exemplary service to the nation at the most critical circumstances,” said Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways. For more latest updates and information on world and trending news stay in touch with TheGossipsWorld.
