CDS Gen Bipin Rawat, 12 others killed in helicopter crash in Coonoor in Tamil Nadu

India's first Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and 11 other personnel died in a helicopter crash in the Nilgiris this afternoon. The Indian Air Force MI-17V5 helicopter crashed in Tamil Nadu. Wing Commander Prithvi Singh Chauhan was pilot of the Mi-17V5. Out of 14 passengers, only one survived. Group Capt Varun Singh is currently under treatment at the Military Hospital, Wellington. Official sources say poor visibility led to the tragic incident. CDS General Rawat was on his way to deliver a lecture at the Defence Staff College in Wellington.