CDS Gen Bipin Rawat’s condition is said to be critical. He is currently undergoing treatment at a military hospital in Wellington.
Coonoor: An Army Chopper carrying CDS Bipin Rawat and his family has crashed in Tamil Nadu, on Wednesday. Fourteen people were on board including his staff and some family members were present in the Mi-series chopper that crashed between Coimbatore and Sulur in Tamil Nadu. Eleven people have been confirmed dead in the incident. The condition of CDS Bipin Rawat is taken to hospital and is critical.
Three people who have been rescued, have severe burns. The search operation is on, to trace others. Along with the three injured people, Bipin Rawat too has been taken to the hospital at Wellington cantonment in Nilgiris district.
CDS Bipin Rawat was on the way to Defence Staff College in Wellington from the Indian Air Force base in Sulur near Coimbatore. Along with eight others, he boarded a flight from Delhi to Sulur earlier on Wednesday. Along with others, he boarded a flight from Delhi to Sulur earlier on Wednesday.
According to India Tv Report, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat’s condition is said to be critical. He is currently undergoing treatment at a military hospital in Wellington.
The Indian Air Force confirmed the incident on Twitter and said an inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident.
IAF tweeted, “An IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter, with CDS Gen Bipin Rawat on board, met with an accident today near Coonoor, Tamil Nadu. An Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident.”
An IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter, with CDS Gen Bipin Rawat on board, met with an accident today near Coonoor, Tamil Nadu.
— Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) December 8, 2021
An Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident.
Gen Bipin Rawat had survived a Cheetah helicopter crash in Dimapur, Nagaland on February 3, 2015. He was a lieutenant general at that time.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh have been briefed on the incident. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will brief Parliament on the crash shortly.
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