Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and other 11-Armed Forces personnel, who lost their lives in a helicopter crash on Wednesday (December 8). PM Modi tweeted, “Paid my last respects to Gen. Bipin Rawat, his wife and other personnel of the Armed Forces. India will never forget their rich contribution.”
The entire nation is mourning the tragic accident and heart-wrenching scenes were seen when the mortal remains of India’s first chief of defence staff, his wife and other officials were brought to Palam airbase, in New Delhi and caskets were lined up inside a hangar. India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and NSA Ajit Doval also paid homage to the deceased at a sombre ceremony where the families members of those killed in the crash were present.
