Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will brief both houses of the Parliament the crash of a military plane near Coonoor, which left 13 dead, including Chief of Staff Bipin Rawat. Rawat was travelling to the Defense Services Staff College in Wellington to attend the event. A helicopter crashes before reaching its destination in Wellington. The results were paid to General Rawat, India’s first executive director.
1.The remains of Bipin Rawat and his wife are due to arrive in Delhi by military plane by Thursday evening.
2. The final ceremony takes place on Friday at the Deli Cantonment. Bodies are kept indoors from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for visitors until their last hours. Kamraj Marg’s funeral began at the Brar Square crematorium.
3. The government of Uttarakhand has declared a three-day period of national mourning effective December 9 for the immediate death of Bipin Rawat.
4. The Security Council met on Wednesday after the crash. Internal Security Secretary Ajit Doval, President of PK Misra and Prime Minister Rajiv Guba attended the meeting to explain the plight of CCS members.
5. President of Congress Sonia Gandhi asked members not to celebrate Thursday.
6. The United States, Russia, China, and Pakistan paid taxes for General Rawat’s death.
7. The IAF was asked to investigate the accident as they did not know much about the circumstances. The first reports indicate that a negative result may be the cause. The Mi17V5 has been the highest performing military helicopter in service with the Indian Air Force since 2012. Squadron Commander Prithvi Singh Chauhan is the Evil Spirit pilot.
8. Rescue is in danger when a helicopter crashes in a difficult location. Local witnesses said they did not see such an explosion.
