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General Bipin Rawat PVSM UYSM AVSM YSM SM VSM ADC (16 March 1958 – 8 December 2021) was an Indian military officer who was a four-star general of the Indian Army. He served as the first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Indian Armed Forces from January 2020 until his death in a helicopter crash in December 2021.
Dec 10, 2021 · Learn about the first CDS of India, General Bipin Rawat, who was killed in a helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu on 8 December 2021. Find out his birth, education, awards, family and achievements in the Indian Army.
- 63 years
- 8 December 2021 (Coonoor, Tamil Nadu)
- 16 March 1958 (Pauri, Uttarakhand)
- Madhulika Rawat
Dec 8, 2021 · Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 others died after the Mi-17V5 helicopter crashed in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. An inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of...
Dec 8, 2021 · General Bipin Rawat, who died in a helicopter crash on Wednesday, was India's most senior defence official. He was appointed as the country's first chief of defence staff (CDS) in 2019,...
Dec 8, 2021 · NEW DELHI — Gen. Bipin Rawat, India’s highest-ranking military official, leading efforts to modernize the country’s armed forces, died in a helicopter crash on Wednesday along with his...
Dec 8, 2021 · Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat died when a Mi-17V5 helicopter crashed in Coonoor of Tamil Nadu. The four-star general was on his way to Wellington from Sulur airbase. He was accompanied by his wife Madhulika Rawat, who too was killed in the tragic accident.
Dec 10, 2021 · Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika, and 11 others were killed in a helicopter crash earlier this week. Gen Rawat, 63, was cremated with full military honours. Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...