Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to brief President Kovind on chopper crash

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will call on President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday to apprise him about the chopper crash near Coonoor that killed Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika and 11 armed forces personnel.

The President is the Supreme Commander of the armed forces.

Official sources said Singh will brief President Kovind about the accident as well as the situation arising out of it.

In a statement in Parliament, Singh said a tri-services inquiry led by Air Marshal Manavendra Singh, the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Training Command, has started an investigation into the helicopter crash.