Indian defence chief Bipin Rawat dies in chopper crash
India defence chief killed along with 12 others in military helicopter crash
India armed forces head among 13 dead in helicopter crash
India’s military chief dies in helicopter crash that kills 13
India's military chief, 12 others killed in helicopter crash
Video: Army Helicopter Carrying Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat, Wife Crashes in Tamil Nadu’s Coonoor
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Rawat, 63, was the most senior official in the Indian military and the first chief of defense staff, a position created by the government in 2019.
He is being treated at a military hospital.
Career officer Rawat hailed from a military family with several generations having served in the Indian armed forces.
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He was a veteran of counterinsurgency operations.