NEW DELHI: In an official confirmation, the Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat was one among the 13 killed in a helicopter crash in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu on Wednesday afternoon. " 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 on Wednesday" as confirmed by the
As the nation mourns the death of its first CDS, condolences poured from across the world. The copter carrying Gen Rawat and his entourage crashed in apparently foggy conditions, killing the 13 people on board, the Indian Air Force said. Group Captain Varun Singh survived the crash, is being treated