The Defense Minister is giving information about the helicopter accident in Coonoor in Parliament on Thursday. A total of 13 people, including CDS General Bipin Rawat, were killed in this accident. The wife of the CDS is also among the dead. In this accident, only Group Captain Varun Singh has survived, he is also undergoing treatment. An inquiry has been ordered into the accident.
Giving information about the incident to the Parliament, Rajnath Singh said that CDC General Bipin Rawat was on his way to address the Army Service College, Coonoor on Wednesday. At 11:48, this helicopter took off from Sulur airbase. This helicopter was to land at 12:15. Shortly after the flight, his helicopter lost contact with ATC at around 12:08 pm. Later the local people set fire to the forest. On reaching there, he got the address of the helicopter. Relief work was carried out by the local people immediately after the accident. There the rescue operation was carried out.
All the people who were evacuated from there were immediately taken to the hospital. Group Captain Varun Singh, who survived the accident, has been put on life support. Every effort is being made to save them. Rajnath said that the country will never forget him. He said that soon after the accident, senior officials were sent to the site of the accident. In this case, an inquiry has also been ordered under the leadership of an officer of the rank of Air Marshal of the Air Force.
Rajnath said that the mortal remains of all those killed in the accident will be brought to Delhi today by special aircraft and tomorrow everyone will be cremated with full military honors. The Defense Minister's throat was full while making this statement. Following this statement, a two-minute silence was also observed in the Lok Sabha.
Let us tell you that the whole country was shocked to hear this news yesterday. Condolences have also been expressed from the country and abroad on the death of CDS General Bipin Rawat. General Qamar Bajwa of the Pakistan Army is also among those who mourned.
Let us inform you that a total of 13 people, including CDS General Bipin Rawat, died in a helicopter crash in Coonoor on Wednesday. Along with him, his wife and 11 other people have also died in this accident. When this incident happened at around 12:20 since then everyone was trying to know how CDS Bipin Rawat is. People were constantly taking information about it on their TV sets.
Everyone was hopeful that when Defense Minister Rajnath Singh informs the House about this, then something will be revealed. But after he first went to South Block and then went straight from there to the house of CDS General Bipin Rawat, people started worrying about something untoward. That's what happened. In the evening, the Indian Air Force tweeted and informed that CDS General Bipin Rawat was also among the 13 people killed in the helicopter accident. This news brought tears to the eyes of the countrymen. Today the Defense Minister will give a statement on this incident in the House.
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