The copter carrying Gen. Rawat and his entourage crashed in apparently foggy conditions, killing the 13 people on board, the IAF and other officials said. One person survived the crash and is being treated at a hospital.
December 08, 2021 09:35 pm | Updated December 09, 2021 11:49 pm IST
Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat, and 11 others were killed in an IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter crash in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu on December 8, 2021.
The copter carrying Gen. Rawat and his entourage crashed in apparently foggy conditions, killing the 13 people on board, the IAF and other officials said. One person survived the crash and is being treated at a hospital.
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