CDS helicopter crash
Rajya Sabha observes two-minute silence on the demise of Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife, and other personnel in a military helicopter crash near Coonoor, Tamil Nadu.
CDS helicopter crash
“The dead include the spouse of the CDS, Mrs Madhulika Rawat, his Defence Adviser Brig Lakhbinder Singh Lidder, Staff Officer Lt Col Harjinder Singh and nine other Armed Forces personnel including the Air Force helicopter crew,” Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told Lok Sabha.
“Group Captain Varun Singh is on life support in the Military Hospital at Wellington and all efforts are being made to save his life,” he said.
“A tri-Service enquiry regarding the incident has been ordered by Indian Air Force, headed by Air Marshal Manvendra Singh, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Training Command,” Singh said.
“The Chief of Defence Staff would be cremated with full military honours. I, on behalf of the august House, pay homage to the deceased persons and express condolences to the bereaved families,” the defence minister said.
The Lok Sabha also observed two-minute silence on the demise of Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife, and other personnel in a military helicopter crash near Coonoor, Tamil Nadu.
The last rites of CDS General Bipin Rawat and other military personnel will be performed with full military honours.
Rajnath Singh makes statement in Lok Sabha on the helicopter crash
CDS helicopter crash
Making a statement on Wednesday’s helicopter crash in Lok Sabha, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said CDS General Bipin Rawat and others took the MI17 flight at 11 am and 12:15 was to land. At 12:08 contact was lost with the chopper. Out of 14, 13 people have succumbed to injuries.
All those recovered from the wreckage were rushed to the Military Hospital, Wellington. but 13 out of 14 succumbed to injuries.
The latest reports have confirmed that out of the total 14 persons onboard the ill-fated helicopter, 13 have succumbed to their injuries
Protesting RS MPs cancels today’s programme
The 12 Rajya Sabha MPs who are sitting on dharna in front of Gandhi Statue held a one minute silence this morning to mourn the death of the CDS and the brave soldiers. The dharna will resume tomorrow morning (Trinamool MPs Dola Sen and Shanta Chhetri wore the SP laal topi)
IAF recovers critical equipment
Critical equipment of IAF Mi-17 that crashed near Coonoor near Tamil Nadu was recovered by air force officials from the spot on Thursday, an ANI report said.
Critical equipment of IAF Mi-17 that crashed near Coonoor near Tamil Nadu recovered by Air Force officials from the spot pic.twitter.com/4AD3NEHBdZ— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2021
Gen Bipin Rawat helicopter crash
Bodies of those who died in the military chopper crash brought to Madras Regimental Centre from Military Hospital, Wellington in Nilgiris district
#WATCH | Tamil Nadu: Bodies of those who died in the military chopper crash brought to Madras Regimental Centre from Military Hospital, Wellington in Nilgiris district pic.twitter.com/IaqlYwE3EX— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2021
Army South Western Command
All ranks of the Sapta Shakti Command of the Indian Army express deepest condolences on the untimely demise of CDS General Bipin Rawat and other passengers on board the unfortunate helicopter that crashed on Wednesday.
Lt Gen AS Bhinder, GOC-in-C & all ranks of #SaptaShaktiCommand express deepest condolences on the untimely demise of General Bipin Rawat, #CDS, Mrs Madhulika Rawat & 11 other passengers on board the unfortunate #HelicopterCrash at #Coonoor. #ArmedForces #RestInPeace @adgpi pic.twitter.com/JNNNuSdcV8— SouthWesternCommand_IA (@SWComd_IA) December 9, 2021
IMA Commandant’s Parade
The Indian Military Academy in Dehradun has cancelled the Commandant’s Parade, the final rehearsal parade scheduled to be held on Thursday, ahead of the final passing out parade, said Academy’s Public Relations Officer Col Himani Pant on Thursday.
CDS helicopter crash
The black box of the ill-fated chopper that crashed on Wednesday killing 13 people on board was retrieved on Thursday morning from the crash site.