Chennai: An army helicopter carrying Chief of the Defence Staff, Bipin Rawat and his family members crashed in Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, quoted official reports.
Reports said that the Mi-series chopper was also carrying defence officials that crashed between Coimbatore and Sulur in Tamil Nadu.
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Some media reports said that Bipin Rawat and three others were injured in the helicopter crash incident, while one person is missing.
A total of 14 people, including Chief of Defence Staff, his wife, Defence Assistant, security commandos and Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots were on board the chopper, reports said.
Meanwhile, reports said that military personnel have reached the crash location and were told that locals have taken two bodies with 80 per cent burns to a local hospital.
Few bodies can be seen downhill in the area of the accident. Efforts are on to retrieve the bodies and check identities, sources said.
Rescue team with the help of locals have retrieved two bodies with 80 percent burns have been taken to the hospital.
As per reports, the chopper was on its way from the Sulur IAF base to the Defence Services College (DSC) at Wellington when it crashed. The mishap happened at Nanjappanchathiram area amid heavy mist and early visuals showed the helicopter in flames.
