Bipin Rawat
General Bipin Rawat (16 March 1958 – 8 December 2021), PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM, ADC was the Chief of the Defence Staff of the Indian Armed Forces and the former Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army. He became Chief of Army Staff on 31 December 2016 after retirement of General Dalbir Singh.[1][2][3]
Death
Rawat died on 8 December 2021 in a helicopter crash in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu.[4] General Rawat, his wife, Madhulika Rawat and 11 others were on the way to Defence Services Staff College (DSSC), Wellington when the helicopter crashed, killing all the people on board.[5] General Rawat was 63.
Bipin Rawat Media
General Dalbir Singh Suhag handing over the baton to Rawat at Army HQ
Madhulika Rawat and then COAS Bipin Rawat at the NCC Reception, in New Delhi on 16 January 2018.
References
- ↑ Gautam Sharma (1988). The path of glory: exploits of the 11 Gorkha Rifles. Allied Publishers.
- ↑ "Press Information Bureau". Archived from the original on 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
- ↑ "GENERAL BIPIN RAWAT takes over as the 27th COAS of the INDIAN ARMY". pib.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2017-01-01. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
- ↑ "Bipin Rawat: India's top general dies in helicopter crash" (in en-GB). BBC News. 2021-12-08. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-59576082. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ↑ Correspondent, Special (2021-12-08). "Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Bipin Rawat, wife, 11 others die in IAF helicopter crash near Coonoor" (in en-IN). The Hindu. . https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/helicopter-with-cds-bipin-rawat-others-on-board-crashes-in-tamil-nadu/article37893955.ece. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
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