Sole survivor of IAF chopper crash honoured with Shaurya Chakra in August
Group Captain Varun Singh, the lone survivor of the horrifying chopper crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu, was conferred with the Shaurya Chakra in August for averting a possible mid-air accident after his Tejas light combat aircraft suffered a major technical glitch last year.
Singh is now battling for life at a military hospital in Wellington.
Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika and 11 armed forces personnel were killed in the Mi-17V5 helicopter crash in one of the biggest air accidents involving top military officials.
“Group Captain Varun Singh is on life support in the military hospital at Wellington and all efforts are being made to save his life,” Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said while apprising Parliament on the crash.
