Group Captain Varun Singh died of his accidents on Wednesday.
New Delhi:
Group Captain Varun Singh, who died of wounds suffered within the chopper crash that killed Chief of Defence Employees Normal Bipin Rawat and 12 others on December 8, was given a shifting send-off in his hometown Bhopal at the moment.
Group Captain Singh, a recipient of Shaurya Chakra, was the one particular person on board the chopper who could possibly be rescued whereas 13 others, together with Gen Rawat, died. He died of his accidents on Wednesday.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was amongst those that paid final respects to the Air Drive officer on the Bairagarh crematorium in Bhopal.
The officer was underneath remedy on the Command Hospital in Bengaluru the place he died on Wednesday, after he was shifted from Wellington in Tamil Nadu’s Coonoor. He had been on life assist, in keeping with officers. His physique was dropped at Bhopal in a particular airplane on Thursday afternoon.
Sharing his condolences, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had stated that Group Captain Singh “served the nation with pleasure, valour and utmost professionalism”. “His wealthy service to the nation won’t ever be forgotten,” stated PM Modi in a tweet.
Chief Minister Mr Chouhan has stated that his authorities will give “Samman Nidhi” of Rs 1 crore to the officer’s household.
Gen Rawat, his spouse Madhulika Rawat and 11 others have been among the many different 13 who died within the chopper crash whereas flying from Sulur Air Base to Wellington. A prime degree inquiry has been initiated to establish the trigger behind the crash of their Mi17V5 Air Drive chopper.
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