{"id":1100560,"date":"2021-12-08T21:59:28","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T02:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1100560"},"modified":"2021-12-08T21:59:35","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T02:59:35","slug":"indias-top-military-chief-12-others-killed-in-helicopter-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indias-top-military-chief-12-others-killed-in-helicopter-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s top military chief, 12 others killed in helicopter crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Findias-top-military-chief-12-others-killed-in-helicopter-crash%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1100560&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2607069\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2607069\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Indian Army Chief Bipin Rawat inspects the army Day parade in New Delhi on January 15, 2018. (SAJJAD HUSSAIN\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 6:40 PM PT \u2013 Wednesday, December 8, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>India\u2019s Air Force confirmed the deaths of the country\u2019s top military commander and 12 others following a helicopter crash.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said Gen. Bipin Rawat and 12 others, including his wife, were killed on Wednesday when the aircraft went down while in route to a military college. One person survived the crash and was rushed to a nearby hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators are now trying to determine the cause of the wreck as the reason for the crash was not immediately known.<\/p>\n<p>Rawat was India\u2019s most senior military official and the country\u2019s first chief of defense staff. Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered condolences, adding Rawat was an outstanding soldier who greatly contributed to modernizing India\u2019s armed forces.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA true patriot, he greatly contributed to be modernizing our armed forces and security apparatus. His insights and perspectives on strategic matters were exceptions,\u201d wrote Modi on Twitter. \u201cHis passing away has saddened me deeply.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2607070\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2607070\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2607070\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/crahwi-656x437-1.jpg\" alt=\"TOPSHOT - Firemen and rescue workers stand next to the debris of an IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter crash site in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, on December 8, 2021. - A helicopter carrying India&#039;s defence chief General Bipin Rawat crashed, the air force said, with a government minister at the scene saying at least seven people were dead. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -\/AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"656\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/crahwi-656x437-1.jpg 656w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/crahwi-315x210.jpg 315w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/crahwi-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/crahwi.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 656px) 100vw, 656px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2607070\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TOPSHOT \u2013 Firemen and rescue workers stand next to the debris of an IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter crash site in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, on December 8, 2021. (Photo by -\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/scott-peterson-resentenced-to-life-without-parole\/\">Scott Peterson Resentenced To Life Without Parole<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian Army Chief Bipin Rawat inspects the army Day parade in New Delhi on January 15, 2018. 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