Tag: Iaf Chopper Crash

The last rites of CDS Bipin Rawat, his wife and Brig LS Lidder is being held in Delhi today, however since the bodies of the remaining 10 others are yet to be identified, the mortal remains of Rana Pratap has been kept in Army Base Hospital in Delhi. 

Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, country's most senior military officer who was killed, along with his wife and 11 other armed forces personnel, in an IAF chopper crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, will be cremated with full military honours in New Delhi today afternoon.

The nation still is mourning the irreparable loss of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat who died in a tragic chopper crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.

All possible measures are being taken for positive identification of the mortal remains. The remaining mortal remains will be kept at the mortuary of Army Base Hospital till completion of positive identification formalities, the force said.

Tamil Nadu police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) in the MI17 helicopter crash that resulted in the death of 13 armed forces personnel, including Chief Of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat, and 11 others.

Panda went on to say that Gen Rawat had a unique personality and stature which was more than impressive. "I am out of words describing him," he said.

Armed forces personnel also paid tributes to the departed souls at the Sulur air station. Nine bodies, according to armed forces, are beyond recognition and DNA tests would be conducted at New Delhi before the bodies will be handed over to their relatives.

Black Box – the flight recorder of the IAF Helicopter MI17V5 which crashed in Tamil Nadu Wednesday has been retrieved on Thursday after authorities expanded the search operation in area from 300 metres to one km of the accident spot.

As a mark of tribute to CDS General Bipin Rawat, an artist from Amroha in UP made an 8-ft-tall charcoal painting of the great soldier. Watch this video.

In another major update, reports reveal that an Odia Jawan was among the 13 persons who lost their lives in the helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu’s Coonoor on Wednesday. The deceased jawan Rana Pratap Das, hailed from Talcher area in Angul district, and was serving as a Junior Warrant Officer in the Indian Air Force.

Singh is on a ventilator at the Military Hospital in Wellington and his condition is said to be stable but critical.

Leader of opposition Mallikarjun Kharge said that this is a day of national mourning and all the floor leaders should also be allowed to express grief, but they were not allowed.

The House observed a two-minute silence as mark of respect to the departed souls.

The Assembly observed a minute of silence as a mark of respect to the departed souls and then adjourned till 4 p.m.

The Defence Minister said that the probe will be headed by Air Marshal Manavendra Singh.