Top Air Marshal heading inquiry into Mi-17 crash, Rajnath Singh tells Lok Sabha
NEW DELHI: A top three-star officer is heading an inquiry into the Mi-17 Coonoor crash in which 13 people including chief of defence staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat were killed on Wednesday, defence minister Rajnath Singh told Lok Sabha on Thursday. The tri-service inquiry under Air Marshal Manavendra Singh has already begun its work, Singh said, in a statement on the horrific crash. Manavendra Singh is the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the IAF’s Training Command in Bengaluru.
“With profound grief and heavy heart, I stand to convey the unfortunate news of the crash of the military helicopter in the noon of December 8, 2021, with India’s first Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Bipin Rawat onboard,” Rajnath Singh said.
