Lance Naik Vivek Kumar of 1 PARA SF & Naik Jitendra Kumar of 3 PARA SF, who lost their lives today in a helicopter crash. Both were also PSO to Gen Bipin Rawat.
Lance Naik B Sai Teja, who was part of the elite Para SF, also died in the chopper crash. He belonged to Chittor district in Andhra Pradesh. He was PSO to Chief of Defence Staff, Bipin Rawat.
Naik Gursewak Singh, 9 Para Special Forces perished with CDS as his PSO till his last breath.
In photos from left to right – Naik Jitender Kumar 3 Para (SF), Lt Col Harjinder Singh, Brigadier LS Lidder, Havaldar Satpal Raj Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife, & 11 Army, IAF personnel died in a chopper crash in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu today
Four Indian Air Force personnel who lost their lives in the chopper crash include Wg Cdr PS Chauhan, Sqn Leader K Singh, JWO Rana Pratap Das, JWO Pradeep A. Total 13 died in the crash including CDS Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife, and 7 Army personnel.