Helicopter carrying Indian defence chief crashes
Indian Air Force on Wednesday confirmed that there was an accident with an Indian military helicopter.
The Chief of Defence Staff, Bipin Rawat, was aboard.
Earlier, the media had reported that the helicopter crashed, and a search and rescue operation had been launched.
According to the India Today news agency, nine people were on board the aircraft, and three were rescued.
“An IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter, with CDS General Bipin Rawat on board, met with an accident today near Coonoor, Tamil Nadu,” the air force tweeted. “An inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident.”
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