Tag: Bipin Rawat

Helicopter Carrying Indian Military Chief Crashes; 13 Dead

NEW DELHI—A helicopter carrying India’s military chief crashed Wednesday in southern Tamil Nadu state, killing 13 of the 14 people on board, a senior government official said. Chief of Defense Staff Bipin Rawat’s condition was not immediately announced. S.P. Amrith, a senior civil administrator of the area where the crash took place, said rescuers were…


India’s Military Chief, 12 Others Killed in Helicopter Crash

NEW DELHI—India’s military chief, Gen. Bipin Rawat, and 12 others were killed Wednesday in a helicopter crash in southern Tamil Nadu state, the air force said. It said in a tweet that the helicopter “met with a tragic accident.” The dead included Rawat’s wife. The air force said one officer, Group Capt. Varun Singh, survived…


Top Military Chief Among 13 Dead in Indian Helicopter Crash

A military helicopter carrying 14 people went down in southern India, and only one person on board the aircraft survived, the Indian Air Force (IAF) confirmed on Wednesday. The dead included India’s military chief, Gen. Bipin Rawat, and his wife, Madhulika Rawat, the air force said—adding that one officer, Group Capt. Varun Singh, survived the crash…