Chennai: India’s first Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 others were killed when an IAF helicopter crashed near Coonoor in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu today.
Confirming the deaths, IAF in a tweet said “With deep regret, it has now been ascertained that Gen Bipin Rawat, Madhulika Rawat and 11 other persons on board have died in the unfortunate accident.”
