A tri-services inquiry into the Mi-17V5 helicopter crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on December 8 last year has been completed and the report has been submitted to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Sources said that bad weather was the prime reason behind the chopper crash. Chief of Defence Staff (CDS
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday expressed his condolences over the passing away of Group Captain Varun Singh, the lone survivor of the military helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu s Coonoor that claimed the lives of Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 other defence personnel on December 8.
Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika and his Defence Adviser Brigadier LS Lidder were among the 13 people killed in the crash on Wednesday. Gen Rawat, his wife and Brig Lidder were cremated at Delhi s Brar Square Crematorium Friday evening.
The bodies of 10 remaining victims of the IAF chopper crash near Coonoor were identified and the last rites of five of them were conducted on Saturday at their native places with appropriate military honour.