Avoid Uninformed Speculation: IAF On Crash Of Helicopter Carrying CDS Bipin Rawat

TPI Staff December 10, 2021

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Mumbai: The Indian Air Force on Friday said that an investigation of the Tamil Nadu helicopter crash, in which CDS General Bipin Rawat and 12 others were killed, will be “completed expeditiously”.

Issuing a statement on Twitter, the IAF said a tri-service Court of Inquiry was constituted to investigate the cause of the accident. Also Read: Leaders Including Amit Shah, Arvind Kejriwal, Rahul Gandhi Pay Tributes To General Bipin Rawat

“IAF has 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,” the IAF said in its official Twitter handle.

https://twitter.com/IAF_MCC/status/1469195519570288646?s=20

On Thursday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told Parliament that the investigation into the three services would be headed by Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Training Command Air Marshal Manvendra Singh.

Earlier in the day, Brigadier Lakhbinder Singh Lidder, who was among those who died in the crash on Wednesday afternoon, was laid to rest with full military honour.