NEW DELHI, INDIA- JANUARY 29: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Bipin Rawat seen during Beating Retreat Ceremony, at Vijay Chowk, on January 29, 2020 in New Delhi, India. It is an annual musical extravaganza, which marks the culmination of four-day-long Republic Day celebrations. A total of 16 Military Bands, 16 Pipes and Drums Bands from Regimental Centres and Battalions are participating in this year's ceremony. The Beating Retreat ceremony marks a centuries-old military tradition where flags are lowered and Colours and Standards are cased. (Photo by Burhaan Kinu/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
Hindistan Hava Kuvvetleri, Twitter’dan yaptığı açıklamada, Genelkurmay Başkanı Bipin Rawat, eşi Madhulika Rawat ve helikopterde bulunan diğer 11 kişinin talihsiz kazada hayatını kaybettiği belirtildi.
Rawat ve eşinin de aralarında olduğu 14 kişiyi taşıyan askeri helikopterin Tamil Nadu eyaletinde düştüğü bildirilmişti.
