COONOOR, DEC 8
The Indian Air Force (IAF) team investigating the Coonoor chopper crash has successfully recovered parts of the IAF Mi 17 V5 helicopter, sources said.
An investigating team consisting of Airforce officers carried out extensive search operations in the area where the Mi 17 V5 chopper crashed leading to the death of CDS General Bipin Rawat and 12 others. The team has visited the spot and recovered parts of Mi 17. Search operations are underway to recover the black box.
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The IAF has launched an inquiry into the devastating incident. According to the sequence of events that lead to the crash, CDS Bipin Rawat along with his wife left Delhi at 9 am to address a lecture at Defence Services Staff College in Wellington. At 11.35 am, the CDS landed in Sulur after which he departed for Wellington on a helicopter by 11.45 am. The tragic crash is said to have taken place at 12.20 pm, just minutes before the chopper was to land.
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Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called a meeting of the Cabinet Committee of Security (CCS). Union Home Minister Amit Shah, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, NSA Ajit Doval, along with other senior officials were present at the meeting. Details of the Coonoor chopper crash and the untimely demise of the CDS is said to have been discussed in the 30-minute long meeting.
