An army chopper carrying Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat has crashed in Tamil Nadu, a short while ago with 14 people on board.
General Rawat’s staff and family members were also among the nine people on board.
The Indian Air Force confirmed on Twitter that the Chief of Defence Staff was on the flight. He had taken a flight from Delhi to Sulur earlier today.
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