Bodies of all personnel killed in Coonoor chopper crash identified

The authorities have managed to identify all the 13 who died in the helicopter crash last week and handed over their mortal remains to their relatives.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt and the three Services chiefs on Sunday paid their last respects to Lt Colonel Harjinder Singh, who was among those killed along with Chief of Defence Staff(CDS)General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika.

While the bodies of General Rawat, his wife and his advisor Brigadier L S Lidder were identified the next day after the crash on December 8, the authorities took time in identifying the other casualties. The bodies had suffered severe burn injuries thereby making the process of identification difficult.