New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tribute to Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and 12 others who were killed in yesterday's chopper crash, at the Palam airport in Delhi. The bodies of Gen Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and other victims were brought to Delhi in the evening.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who earlier in the day briefed the Parliament on the chopper crash, also paid tribute to the chopper crash victims along with the chiefs of the three armed forces.
Earlier in the day, an ambulance carrying the body of one of the crash victims met with a minor accident today near Sulur in Tamil Nadu, following which the body was shifted to another standby ambulance in the convoy. The bodies were then flown to Delhi from the Sulur Air Base.
Group Captain Varun Singh, the lone survivor of the fatal crash, was airlifted to a hospital in Bengaluru from a military hospital in Wellington. He will be treated at the Command Hospital in Bengaluru.
General Rawat's funeral will take place with full military honours on Friday in Delhi.
Here are all the highlights on this big news of the day:
Dec 09, 2021 21:09 (IST)
Chiefs Of 3 Services Pay Tribute To Gen Rawat, Other Chopper Crash Victims
Chiefs of the three armed forces pay tribute to the chopper crash victims.
Dec 09, 2021 20:39 (IST)
PM Modi, Rajnath Singh Reach Palam Airbase For Crash Victims' Tribute Ceremony
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, and the chiefs of the three services have arrived at Palam airbase for the tribute ceremony of the victims of chopper crash.
Dec 09, 2021 19:50 (IST)
Bodies Of Chopper Crash Victims Brought To Delhi
The Indian Air Force flight carrying the bodies of the chopper crash victims has reached Delhi's Palam airbase. The family members of Gen Bipin Rawat, who was among the crash victims, have reached the airport.
Dec 09, 2021 19:35 (IST)
Brigadier Lidder's Last Rites Planned At Brar Square Crematorium At 9 AM Tomorrow
The last rites of Brigadier LS Lidder are planned at the Brar Square Crematorium, Delhi Cantonment at 9 AM on December 10.
Dec 09, 2021 17:28 (IST)
All 13 Crash Victims' Bodies Being Flown To Delhi By Air Force Aircraft
Bodies of all 13 crash victims, including Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, are being brought back to Delhi on a C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft belonging to the Air Force. Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, who had flown down yesterday to the crash site, has returned to Delhi to also receive the bodies.
Dec 09, 2021 17:26 (IST)
PM Modi To Lead Tributes To Crash Victims When Bodies Arrive In Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and NSA Ajit Doval will pay final tributes to General Bipin Rawat, his wife, and the 11 air force personnel who died in the chopper crash yesterday, when their bodies arrive at Delhi's Palam Air Force base this evening, ANI reported, citing sources.