BREAKING: CDS Bipin Rawat & his wife including 12 other personnel succumb to injuries in IAF chopper crash

On Wednesday, Indian Air Force informed that Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat has passed away, who had been critically injured, and was being treated at an Army Hospital in Wellington.

Earlier today, 13 of the 14 personnel who were onboard in the IAF chopper crash in Tamil Nadu had been confirmed dead.

A Cabinet Committee on Security is to be held today at 6:30.

The Indian Air Force has issued a list of names of General Rawat's staff who were also on-board the crashed chopper.

• Apart from CDS General Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat, Brigadier LS Lidder, Lieutenant Colonel Harjinder Singh, NK Gursewak Singh, NK Jitendra Kumar, L/NK Vivek Kumar, L/NK B Sai Teja and Hav Satpal are among those on board the aircraft.

On Wednesday evening, Army Chief General MM Naravane briefed Defence Minister Rajnath Singh over the incident. Defence Minister also visited CDS Rawat residence in the national capital today.

General Rawat was on his way from the Sulur IAF Station to the Defence Services Staff College in Wellington in Coonoor when the IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter in which he was travelling crashed in a forested area in the Nilgiris district around 12:20 pm.

CDS Bipin Rawat had in 2015 as well had escaped a helicopter crash.

The IAF has ordered an inquiry into the accident.

We at the Su-Niti News pray for all the martyrs.

Further updates to follow.