Gen Bipin Rawat chopper crash: IAF chopper with CDS Bipin Rawat, 13 others crashes in Tamil Nadu; Rajnath Singh to brief Parliament tomorrow
General Bipin Rawat chopper crash in Coonoor: The IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter was airborne from Sulur for Wellington and was carrying 14 persons on board, including CDS Bipin Rawat, his wife.
Army helicopter crash in tamil nadu Live Updates: Helicopter carrying Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat, wife and 12 others crashed in Tamil Nadu; Defence Minister Rajnath Singh dials Prime Minister Narendra Modi; Follow this space for latest updates:
Gen Bipin Rawat chopper crash LIVE updates: An IAF chopper carrying Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat, his wife and 12 others crashed in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. The IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter was airborne from Sulur for Wellington.
“An IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter, with CDS Gen Bipin Rawat on board, met with an accident today near Coonoor, Tamil Nadu. An Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident,” the Indian Air Force tweeted. See photos from the incident site here.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has informed Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the developments. According to sources, Singh will brief Parliament on the incident tomorrow.
Sources said that at least three injured people from the crash have been taken to a nearby hospital, but their identities are not confirmed yet. The crash took place in the Nilgiris, shortly after the Mi-series chopper took off from the army base in Sulur.
An IAF chopper carrying CDS Bipin Rawat, his wife and 12 others crashed in Tamil Nadu earlier this afternoon. Here's what we know so far.
*Details of any casualties are yet to come.
*Top sources in Tamil Nadu police and the Indian military facility said that four survivors were shifted to Coonoor military hospital.
*The crash happened at a distance of about 10 km from the helipad where it was to land with CDS Rawat, who was to scheduled to attend a cadet interaction programme at the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington.
*Army officials have taken control of the crash site. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin will also visit the area.
*Earlier today, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited Rawat's residence. He is likely to give a statement on the accident in Parliament tomorrow, sources said.
*Army Chief MM Naravane also visited Rawat's residence.
*The helicopter belonged to the 109 Helicopter Unit based at the Sulur airbase near Coimbatore. It was a Mi-17 V5 variant, one of the latest versions of military transport helicopters available around the world.
Visuals from outside CDS Bipin Rawat's residence in New Delhi. An IAF chopper carrying CDS Rawat, his wife and 12 others crashed in Tamil Nadu earlier this afternoon.
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