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IAF chopper carrying CDS Bipin Rawat crashes; rescue operations underway
An Army chopper carrying Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat, his wife and seven others crashed in Tamil Nadu a little after noon on Wednesday. General Rawat’s staff and family members were also among the nine people on board, apart from the crew.
December 8, 2021 14:43 IST
1 / 5An Army chopper carrying Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat, his wife and seven others crashed in Tamil Nadu a little after noon on Wednesday.
2 / 5General Rawat’s staff and family members were also among the nine people on board, apart from the crew.
3 / 5“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,” the Indian Air Force tweeted.
4 / 5The crash took place in the Nilgiris, shortly after the Mi-series chopper took off from the army base in Sulur. The chopper was heading to the Wellington defence establishment.
5 / 5Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has informed Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the developments.
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