CDS Bipin Rawat died in a helicopter accident.
New Delhi: Within the yr 2021, the nation’s first CDS Basic Bipin Rawat died in a helicopter crash. A complete of 12 individuals together with his spouse Madhulika Rawat misplaced their lives on this accident. At the moment, many claims have been made relating to this accident, however after 3 years of the incident, the Standing Committee of Parliament has introduced the investigation report relating to his loss of life within the Lok Sabha. The report clearly states that Bipin Rawat’s helicopter crashed attributable to human error.
The accident occurred on 8 December 2021
A parliamentary committee constituted to research the case of Bipin Rawat’s loss of life has, in its report, cited human error as the rationale behind the Mi-17 V5 helicopter crash that occurred on December 8, 2021. Basic Rawat, his spouse Madhulika Rawat and several other different armed forces personnel have been killed when their navy helicopter crashed close to Coonoor in Tamil Nadu.
In a report tabled in Parliament on Tuesday, the Standing Committee on Protection shared information on the variety of accidents involving Indian Air Power plane that occurred in the course of the thirteenth Protection Plan interval. There have been a complete of 34 accidents, together with 9 IAF plane in 2021-22 and 11 plane accidents in 2018-19. The report has a column titled ‘Trigger’ by which the reason for the accident is attributed to ‘human error’.
What was the helicopter like by which Rawat was using?
The Mi-17V5 helicopter by which Basic Bipin Rawat was touring is a VVIP helicopter. It has 2 engines. The military makes use of this helicopter for inaccessible areas. It’s the world’s most superior transport helicopter which is utilized in troop and weapons transport, fireplace help, patrol and search-and-rescue missions.
Solely the group captain was left alive
Solely Group Captain Varun Singh may survive this accident. Nonetheless, he additionally died throughout remedy every week later. Group Captain Singh was flown from the Wellington primarily based in Kannur, Tamil Nadu, to a navy hospital in Bengaluru for remedy of extreme burns. He was on life help gear, however regardless of remedy, his life couldn’t be saved. (with language inputs)
