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08 December 2021 A helicopter carrying the head of the Indian armed forces, General Bipin Rawat, crashed today in the state of Tamil Nadu, in the south of the country. The air force of New Delhi reports this in a statement. The helicopter, an IAF Mi-17V5, crashed near the town of Coonoor, it is specified in the note, which speaks of an "accident". No other details are added at the moment.
Considered close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rawat was the first military man to be appointed Chief of Defense, a position the New Delhi government established in 2019. His wife and other officers were also on board.
Born into a military family, the general had commanded forces in Indian-administered Kashmir and along the Line of Actual Control that has demarcated the border between China and India since 1962. even that contention.
An investigation into the causes of the accident has been announced.