Urging that “uninformed speculation may be avoided”, the IAF today stressed that “facts (would be) brought out soon”.New Delhi: As the nation is paying its last respects to CDS Bipin Rawat, the Indian Air Force on December 10 announced that an inquiry into the chopper crash that killed him and 12 others, including his wife, “would be completed expeditiously”. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told parliament on Thursday a tri-service inquiry has been ordered by the IAF and it will be headed by Air Marshal Manvendra Singh, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Training Command.
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): The Indian Air Force on Friday announced that it has constituted a tri-service Court of Inquiry to investigate the cause of the military chopper crash which claimed the lives of 13 people including Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat.
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI): Daughters of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, Kritika and Tarini, on Friday paid floral tributes to their parents here in the national capital.
New Delhi [India], December 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay last respects to the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 other personnel who lost their lives in a chopper crash in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday at around 9 pm today.
New Delhi [India], December 9 (ANI): The mortal remains of those who died in the fatal helicopter crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu will be brought to Delhi today in an IAF plane.
New Delhi [India], December 9 (ANI): The mortal remains of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and 12 others will be brought to Delhi via IAF plane by Thursday evening and the last rites will be performed with full military honours, said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
New Delhi [India], December 9 (ANI): The investigation into the military helicopter crash will be led by Air Marshal Manavendra Singh, informed Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday.