Chopper Crash: Gen Bipin Rawat, his members of the family, employees had been aboard the chopper
New Delhi:
Chief of Defence Employees Gen Bipin Rawat, his spouse and 11 different individuals died within the Air Pressure chopper that crashed between Coimbatore and Sulur in Tamil Nadu this afternoon.
The Indian Air Pressure confirmed on Twitter the casualties. The Chief of Defence Employees had taken a flight from Delhi to Sulur earlier at this time.
Gen Rawat was India’s first chief of defence employees, a place that was established in 2019.
13 individuals had been killed within the crash
The Tamil Nadu authorities has despatched senior officers to the location of the crash to assist in the rescue operation.
Right here is the checklist of people that had been on board the chopper that crashed:
- Gen Bipin Rawat
- Madhulika Rawat
- Brig LS Lidder, SM,VSM
- Lt Col Harjinder Singh
- Wg Cdr PS Chauhan
- Sqn Ldr Ok Singh
- JWO Das
- JWO Pradeep A
- Hav Satpal
- NK Gursewak Singh
- NK Jitender Kumar
- Vivek Kumar
- L/Nk Sai Teja
5 crew members had been additionally there within the chopper.
The crash website within the Niligiri Hills is in a forested space, which makes entry to the wreckage a tough proposition. Visuals confirmed the wreckage scattered on the hillside and rescuers at work, struggling via thick smoke and fireplace.
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