Coonoor: An Indian Air Force MI-17V5 helicopter crashed near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. In the helicopter crash, 13 persons including Chief Defence Chairman (CDS) General Vipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika were killed. This has been reported by the Indian Air Force. His death has sent shock waves across the country. Everyone is bidding them their last farewell in their own way.

#cdsvipinrawat and #RestinPeace are trending top on social media as well. People are bidding farewell to him with moist eyes. One person wrote, 'Very unfortunate news! India will always remember you... Shatshatnam. The other person wrote, "An emotional tribute to the death of Chief of Defence Staff, General Vipin Rawat ji, his wife and 11 others in the #VipinRawat Coonoor helicopter crash. Another user wrote, "This is not an accident but an unfortunate one" CDS the sudden demise of Shri #VipinRawat ji is an irreparable loss to the entire country. You continued to serve the country till your last breath. I pray to God for the peace of all the souls who have died in this tragedy.

The country is shocked by the sad news of the death of Vipin rawatji, his wife Madhulika ji and 12 other jawans, the country's first CDS. For your information, Chief of Defence Staff General Vipin Rawat  was on his way to Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, Coonoor district to deliver the scheduled lecture by Air Force Mi-17VH helicopter at around 3 pm on Wednesday. The helicopter had taken off from Sulur airbase and was on its way to Wellington. This caused the helicopter to crash. At present, the Army has ordered an inquiry to ascertain the cause of the accident. You can see these posts in the slideabove.

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