Rajnath Singh issues statement on CDS Bipin Rawat's chopper crash
Lok Sabha observed a two-minute silence on the demise of CDS General Bipin Rawat, his wife, and other personnel in a military helicopter crash near Coonoor
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, in the statement issued in Lok Sabha on the military chopper crash, said that the last rites of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat will be performed with full military honours.
Also, the last rites of other military personnel will be performed with appropriate military honour.
At the outset, Lok Sabha observed a two-minute silence on the demise of CDS General Bipin Rawat, his wife, and other personnel in a military helicopter crash near Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, on Wednesday.
"Indian Air Force (IAF) has ordered a tri-service inquiry into the military chopper crash. The investigation will be led by Air Marshal Manavendra Singh. The inquiry team reached Wellington yesterday itself and started the investigation", said Rajnath Singh in Lok Sabha.
Group Captain Varun Singh is on life support in Military Hospital, Wellington. All efforts are being made to save his life.
In a tragic incident, the highest defence officer of India, India's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Laxman Singh Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and 11 others died in a chopper crash near Tamil Nadu's Coonoor in the Nilgiris on Wednesday.
The chopper crashed shortly after it took off from the Air Force base in Sulur at 11.45 am, Coimbatore, for Wellington in the Nilgiri Hills.
General Bipin Rawat, is a four-star general of the Indian Army. He is the first and current CDS of India. On 30 December 2019, he was appointed as the first CDS of India and assumed office from 1 January 2020.
