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Military chopper with CDS Bipin Rawat, others on board crashes in Tamil Nadu

The Indian Air Force confirmed on Twitter that the Chief of Defence Staff was on the flight. He had taken a flight from Delhi to Sulur earlier today.

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Military chopper with CDS Bipin Rawat, others on board crashes in Tamil Nadu

A military chopper crashed in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. CDS Bipin Rawat, his staff and some family members were in the Mi-series chopper that crashed between Coimbatore and Sulur in Tamil Nadu. Search and rescue operations have been launched from nearby bases, said sources.

General Rawat’s staff and family members were also among the nine people on board.

The Indian Air Force confirmed on Twitter that the Chief of Defence Staff was on the flight. He had taken a flight from Delhi to Sulur earlier today.

“An IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter, with CDS Gen Bipin Rawat on board, met with an accident today near Coonoor, Tamil Nadu. An Inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident.

Four people are dead and two have survived. Details are not known so far.

Further details awaited.

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