Bipin Rawat Death Updates: 3 Service Chiefs Pay Last Respects To Late CDS, Cremation On Friday
Bipin Rawat Helicopter Crash LIVE Updates: This LIVE Blog brings to you the latest updates from the chopper crash of Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Bipin Rawat.
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Bipin Rawat Helicopter Crash LIVE, December 9, 2021: Hello and Welcome to the Daily Live Blog of ABP Live! We bring you the latest Breaking News and all the latest updates from CDS Bipin Rawat's chopper crash.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Wednesday confirmed that a helicopter carrying Chief Of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Bipin Rawat Army crashed at Coonoor in Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu. 13 of the 14 on board the ill-fated IAF helicopter were pronounced dead including CDS Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife and others.
CDS Rawat was on his way to the Defence Staff College in Wellington.
The lone survivor, Group Captain Varun Singh, Directing Staff at DSSC, is currently under treatment at a military hospital in nearby Wellington.
Meanwhile, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be making a statement in both the houses of parliament today.
The mortal remains of Gen Rawat, his wife and others killed in the mishap will be taken to New Delhi from Coimbatore on Thursday by air, after a wreath-laying ceremony scheduled this morning at Wellington.
Former Army chief General Bipin Rawat was appointed the first tri-service chief on December 31, 2019, after the government introduced the Chief Of Defence Staff.
Gen Bipin Rawat was commissioned on December 16, 1978, into the Fifth Battalion of the Eleventh Gorkha Rifles of the Infantry. While graduating from the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, he was awarded the coveted 'Sword of Honour'.
Quoting official sources, PTI reported that all the injured people on board the chopper have been evacuated from the spot of the accident. A court of inquiry has been ordered into the accident, the IAF said.
IAF Chopper Crash | Mortal Remains Will Be Kept At Mortuary Of Army Base Hospital Till Tomorrow
At 7:46 pm, the mortal remains of the crash victims were brought to the Palam airport from the Sulur airbase near Coimbatore. Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari brought the mortal remains of all the deceased.
Meanwhile, all possible measures are being taken for positive identification of the mortal remains. The remaining mortal remains will be kept at the mortuary of Army Base Hospital till the completion of positive identification formalities.
Bipin Rawat Death | 3 Service Chiefs Pay Last Respects To Late CDS, Others
The 3 service chiefs - Army Chief Gen MM Naravane, Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar & IAF chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari pay last respects to CDS Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat & other 11 Armed Forces personnel who lost their lives in military chopper crash yesterday.
The 3 service chiefs - Army Chief Gen MM Naravane, Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar & IAF chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari pay last respects to CDS Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat & other 11 Armed Forces personnel who lost their lives in military chopper crash y'day. pic.twitter.com/HoXt8Jw0U6
— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2021
NSA Ajit Doval Pays Tribute To CDS Rawat, Others At Palam Airbase
NSA Ajit Doval pays tributes to CDS General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and other 11 Armed Forces personnel who lost their lives in the IAF chopper crash yesterday.
IAF Chopper Crash | Rajnath Singh Pays Tribute To Gen Bipin Rawat, 12 Others
As per the protocol, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was the second to pay tribute to General Bipin Rawat and 12 others after PM Modi. 13 out of 14 people on board an IAF chopper died near Tamil Nadu's Coonoor district on Wednesday.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh pays last respects to CDS General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and other 11 Armed Forces personnel who lost their lives in the #TamilNaduChopperCrash yesterday. pic.twitter.com/TZI0XoAUZd
— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2021
Bipin Rawat Death | PM Modi Pays Tribute To Late CDS, Others At Palam Airbase
Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari Brought Mortal Remains Of Late CDS, Other To Delhi
Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari brought the mortal remains of all the deceased. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and senior dignitaries will pay homage to the country's first Chief of Defence Staff, and the other deceased persons.
Bipin Rawat Death | PM Modi Arrives At Palam Airbase To Pay Tribute To Late CDS, Others
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived at Delhi's Palam Airport to pay tribute to Late CDS General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and 11 others who lost their lives in an IAF chopper crash near Coonoor district in Tamil Nadu on December 8.
Delhi | PM Modi arrives at Palam airport to pay respects to CDS General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and other 11 Armed Forces personnel who lost their lives in the Tamil Nadu chopper crash yesterday pic.twitter.com/IyyjOpUqbe
— ANI (@ANI) December 9, 2021
Bipin Rawat Death | Rajnath Singh Arrives At Palam Airport
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has arrived at Delhi's Palam Airport where mortal remains of CDS Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and 11 others have been kept. PM Modi is scheduled to visit the venue shortly.
Bodies Of CDS Rawat, His Wife, Brigadier Lidder & Lance Naik Vivek Identified So Far
CDS Gen Rawat, Madhulika Rawat, L/Nk Vivek Kr, NK Gurushewak Singh, L/Nk BS Teja, Naik Jitender Kr, Lt Col Harjinder Singh, Brig LS Lidder, Hav Satpal Raj, Wg Cdr PS Chauhan, Sqn Leader K Singh, JWO Rana Pratap Das & JWO Pradeep A lost their lives in Tamil Nadu chopper crash yesterday.
Bodies of only CDS General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat, Brigadier LS Lidder and Lance Naik Vivek Kumar have been identified so far.
Govt Set To Start Process To Appoint Next CDS Soon; Gen Naravane Frontrunner
Meanwhile, the government is set to begin the process soon to appoint the next Chief of Defence Staff with Army Chief Gen MM Naravane emerging as the front-runner for the top post that fell vacant following the demise of Gen Bipin Rawat in a tragic helicopter crash.
The move by the government comes even as a number of retired military commanders said it will be prudent to appoint Gen Naravane to the top military post as he is retiring as the Chief of Army Staff in five months. (PTI)
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