Gen Bipin Rawat's Chopper Crashes: Who Were On Board

Gen Bipin Rawat is India's first chief of defence staff, a position that was established in 2019.

Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, his family members and staff were in the army chopper that crashed between Coimbatore and Sulur in Tamil Nadu this afternoon.

The Indian Air Force confirmed on Twitter that Gen Rawat was on the flight. He had taken a flight from Delhi to Sulur earlier today.

Gen Rawat is India's first chief of defence staff, a position that was established in 2019.

The Tamil Nadu government has sent senior officials to site of crash to help in rescue operation.