People of Jammu and Kashmir s Baramulla have lost more than anyone else in Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat s death as he had a close connection with them, said General Officer Commanding of the Army s Chinar Corps, Lieutenant General DP Pandey on Thursday.
Informing about the timeline of the fatal crash, the Defence Minister said that the IAF chopper lost contact with the Sulur base control room at around 12.08 pm after it took off at 11.48 am.
Local people on Thursday showered flower petals as ambulances carrying the mortal remains of Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 defence personnel who died in the Coonoor helicopter crash, left for Sulur airbase from Madras Regimental Centre in Nilgiris district.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid his last respects to Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and other 11 armed