India’s Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and 11 others were killed in a chopper crash near Ooty in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.
The chopper was heading to the Wellington defence establishment.
While the last time a chopper crash involving a senior Army officer was in 1993, similar accidents have led to the deaths of several political leaders.
May 7, 1993
An Indian military helicopter crashed in Bhutan, killing all eight officers on board. The victims included the army commander of India’s eastern region, Lt. Gen. Jamil Mehmood.
