Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat, an Army brigadier, and ten others were killed when an Indian Air Force (IAF) Mi-17 V5 helicopter crashed in a heavily wooded area of Coonoor Ghat. done. Nilgiris in western Tamil Nadu on the afternoon of December 8. The cause of the helicopter crash is under investigation, with only one survivor.
editorial | A Tragic Loss: On the passing away of General Bipin Rawat
The mortal remains of General Rawat and his wife are at their official residence in New Delhi ahead of the cremation.
Here are the latest updates:
3:31 pm
CDS General Bipin Rawat’s last rites are going on at Delhi Cantt in New Delhi on Friday.
2:41 pm
Senior military commanders of friendly countries have arrived in New Delhi to attend the last farewell of CDS General Bipin Rawat
Sri Lanka
• General Shavendra Silva, Chief of the Deaf Staff and Commander of the Sri Lanka Army.
• Admiral Ravindra Chandrasiri Wijegunaratne (Retd.), former Chief of Defense Staff (his course fellow at the National Defense College and a dear friend)
Bhutan
Brigadier Dorji Rinchen, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Royal Bhutan Army
Nepal
Suprobal Janasevashree Lt Gen Bal Krishna Karki, Chief of the General Staff (equivalent to the Vice Chief of the Army Staff), Nepalese Army
Bangladesh
Lieutenant General Walker-uz-Zaman, Chief Staff Officer, Armed Forces Division, Bangladesh- Dinkar Paris
12:38 pm
A total of 800 service personnel will attend the military funeral of CDS General Bipin Rawat. General Rawat will be given a 17-gun salute as per the prescribed protocol. After a game of Last Post and Rouse by the buglers of all three services, the funeral pyre will be lit by family members. , Dinkar Paris
12:37 pm
For the funeral procession, six officers (2 each from the Army, Navy and Air Force) of the rank equivalent to a lieutenant general will be the pal (national flag) bearers.
The Ceremonial Battery of the Army’s 2233 Field Regiment is providing gun carriage. 99 personnel of all ranks of the Army, Navy and Air Force and 33 members of the TriServices Band will form the front escorts while all 99 ranks of the three Services will act as rear escorts. , Dinkar Paris
12:34 pm
A total of 12 officers (from Army, Navy and Air Force) of the rank of Brigadier and equivalent are on vigilance duty to keep a constant vigil on the mortal remains at their residence till 1:30 PM – Dinkar Paris
12:23 pm
Rahul Gandhi paid his last respects to the Chief of Defense Staff, General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat at their residence.
Shri Rahul Gandhi paid humble tributes to the Chief of Defense Staff, General Bipin Rawat and his wife Smt. Madhulika Rawat, at her residence. , photo Credit: Congress Media Department
11:12 am
Home Minister Shah pays last tribute to CDS General Rawat, his wife
Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday paid floral tributes at the mortal remains of Chief of Defense Staff General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat, who were among the 13 killed in a military helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad and British Ambassador to India Alexander Ellis were among other leaders who paid their last respects to General Rawat and his wife. , PTI
11:05 am
Defense Minister, NSA, Haryana Chief Minister pay last tribute to Brigadier Leader
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar on Friday paid floral tributes at the mortal remains of Brigadier LS Lidder, who was martyred along with 12 others in a military helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu.
The body of Brigadier Lidar was kept at Berar Square in Delhi Cantonment before his cremation.
Several senior defense personnel also paid their last respects to Lidder at Berar Chowk. , PTI
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