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Breaking: CDS General Bipin Rawat, wife and 11 others confirmed dead in chopper crash in Tamil Nadu
It was reported that CDS General Bipin Rawat was heading to Wellington Defence Services Staff College where he was supposed to give a lecture.
In what came as a shocking incident, a military chopper with Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on board crashed in Tamil Nadu’s Coonoor area on Wednesday morning. According to media reports, he was accompanied by his wife and staff members on board at the time of the crash. While the news came as a shock to everyone, it is now confirmed that CD General Bipin Rawat and his wife has passed away in the crash. The news was shared by the Indian Air Force which tweeted, “With deep regret, it has now been ascertained that Gen Bipin Rawat, Mrs Madhulika Rawat and 11 other persons on board have died in the unfortunate accident.”.
The Indian Air Force stated that an inquiry has been ordered in the matter to ascertain the cause of the incident. It is reported that the bodies recovered from the site of the crash (between Coimbatore and Sulur) have been taken to Military Hospital, Wellington in Tamil Nadu. Reportedly, the chopper took off from the Air Force station in Sulur, Coimbatore and was headed to Wellington Defence Services Staff college where the Chief Defence Staff was expected to deliver a lecture.
Reportedly, the local military officers have reached the crash site and are working on retrieving the injured. According to a report published in Zee TV, locals have taken a few bodies with 80% burns to the hospital while some bodies were seen downhill in the area of the crash. The officials are putting in efforts to retrieve people and are checking their identities.
