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Chopper with CDS Bipin Rawat,13 others crashes,IAF orders inquiry

An Indian Airforce helicopter Mi 17 V-5 carrying the Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat and thirteen others crashed in the forest area near Coonoor in the Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. Apart from the crew, CDS Bipin Rawat's staff and family members were also on board in the chopper which crashed. The passengers include Madhulika Rawat, President of Defence Wives Welfare Association, Brig. L.S.Lidder DA to CDS, Lt.Col. Harjinder Singh SO to CDS and five PSOs. The helicopter was on its way to the Sulur Airbase. An inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident, the IAF said on Twitter. There was no official word on injuries sustained by the occupants of the helicopter. The chopper was on its way from the Sulur air base to the Defence Services Staff College in Wellington.Rawat took charge as India’s first CDS on December 31, 2019 after serving as the army chief for a full three-year term.
Tamil Nadu Minister of Forests  K. Ramachandran said that they were not able to give clear information on the incident as rescue and relief efforts were on. According to him, three persons onboard who were seriously injured have been taken to the hospital. 


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