General Bipin Rawat survived a crash in 2015?

Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat survived a crash in 2015, which was a huge escape when his Cheetah helicopter crashed in Nagaland in February 2015. Other officials who travelled with him sustained minor injuries when the chopper hit the ground from a height of 20-25 metres, just 20 seconds into its flight. He was a lieutenant general at that time.

General Bipin Rawat

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08 Dec 2021, 5:11 pm

Chennai

On Dec 8, 2021, CDS Rawat, his wife, and 11 others died in a helicopter crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu. Official sources said the Indian Air Force Mi-17V5 helicopter crashed inside a deep gorge. There were 14 people on board.

Group Captain Varun Singh, the sole survivor, is currently undergoing treatment at the Military Hospital in Wellington.

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