A military helicopter carrying India’s Chief of Defense Staff General (CDS) Bipin Rawat and other officials crashed Wednesday in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.
The number of casualties is still unknown and local police have ascertained only three rescued and searches are on for others, IANS news agency reported.
According to the news agency, General Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat, Brigadier L.S. Lidder, Lieutenant Colonel Harjinder Singh, Naik Gursewak Singh, Naik Jitender Kumar, Naik Vivek Kumar, Naik B. Sai Teja, Havaldar Satpal and pilots were traveling in the chopper.
The Indian Airforce confirmed the presence of General Rawat in the helicopter.
“An IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter, with CDS Gen Bipin Rawat on board, met with an accident today near Coonoor, Tamil Nadu,” the Indian Air Force (IAF) said in a brief statement on Twitter.
“An inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident,” the Indian Air Force added.
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