NATION: Mi-17V5 helicopter supposedly carrying Chief of Defence Staff Gen.Bipin Rawat reported to have met with a tragic accident in the State of Tamil Nadu, However the exact report on the CDS being safe is awaited and speculated as of now, But the reports of the crash has been identified by the Indian Air Force team.

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CDS Bipin Rawat was en route to Wellington in Coonoor from the Indian Air Force base in Sulur near Coimbatore, as per sources. He left Delhi for Sulur earlier on Wednesday.

Reports said there were 14 people on board, However, the list of passengers according to the sources have been reported to be:

1.Gen Bipin Rawat, PVSM,UYSM,AVSM,YSM,SM,VSM,ADC,

2. Mrs. Madhuluka Rawat (President DWWA),

3. Brig.LS Lidder, SM, VSM,

4. Lt.Col.Harjinder Singh,

5. NK Gursewak Singh,

6. NK Jitendra Kumar,

7.L/NK Vivek Kumar,

8.L/NK B.Sai Teja,

9. Hav Satpal

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