CDS chopper crash: 13 of 14 personnel on-board confirmed dead

New Delhi (India)-  Thirteen out of 14 occupants of the Indian Air Force military helicopter, which was carrying Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and had crashed on Wednesday near Coonor near Tamil Nadu's Nilgiri hill district, have been confirmed dead. 

The identities of the bodies will be confirmed through DNA testing, according to sources. While an investigation has been ordered, the government is likely to make a statement in Parliament on Thursday on the crash of the IAF's Mi-17V5 helicopter carrying CDS Rawat, his wife, and other military personnel. The aircraft was on its way from... Read More