KNB News Desk
Srinagar 10 December (KNB): To investigate the cause of the chopper crash in which Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife and eleven others died, Indian Air Force on Friday said that they have constituted a tri-service Court of inquiry.
The chopper Mi-17-V5 of Air Force, carrying CDS, his wife and eleven other officials/officers, met with an accident in Coonoor area of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, resulting in death of all the boarded ones except Group Captain Varun Singh, who received severe injuries in the accident.
Regarding the accident, IAF said on its twitter handle that they have constituted a tri-service Court of Inquiry to investigate the cause of the tragic helicopter accident on 08 Dec 21.
“The inquiry would be completed expeditiously & facts brought out. Till then, to respect the dignity of the deceased, uninformed speculation may be avoided,” IAF added in the tweet. (KNB)