• CDS Rawat Chopper Crash: Lone survivor Captain Varun Singh shifted to Bengaluru; maintaining vitals

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    CDS Rawat Chopper Crash: Lone survivor Captain Varun Singh shifted to Bengaluru; maintaining vitals

    Bengaluru: The lone survivor of the ill-fated Chopper that crashed yesterday in Tamil Nadu, IAF Group Captain Varun Singh has been shifted to Bengaluru hospital with 80-85 percent burn injuries. Singh is maintaining vitals.





    The recipient of the Shaurya Chakra gallantry award Singh survived the Wednesday night and prayers are there for his recovery at the DSSC.





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    On Wednesday, the team of doctors treating Singh had said that the next 48 hours will be critical.





    Singh was recently promoted from Wing Commander to Group Captain and was a recent joinee at the DSSC.





    All the other 13 persons, including the Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat and other officials on the ill-fated chopper, died in the accident.


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