Prime Minister, leaders pay tribute to General Bipin Rawat, others: 10 points

1. Prime Minister Modi, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and NSA Ajit Doval were at Delhi’s Palam Air Force Base to pay their last respects to General Bipin Rawat, his wife and those killed in the accident. Chiefs of Staff of Air Force, Navy and Army were also present.

2. So far only four bodies have been identified – General Rawat and his wife, Madhulika Rawat, Brigadier LS Lidar and Lance Naik Vivek Kumar. Their bodies will be released to the families for the last rites. The others will be kept at the Army Base Hospital till they are identified.

3. From 11 am on Friday, the bodies of General Rawat and his wife will be kept at their Delhi residence for the last glimpse of their family, friends and the public. The funeral ceremony will start from 2 pm onwards. The last rites have been scheduled at 4 pm at the Berar Square crematorium; The last rites of Brigadier Lidar have been performed there at 9 am.

4. earlier on Thursday One of the vehicles carrying 13 dead bodies had a minor accident Near Mettupalayam in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu. The vehicles were carrying the bodies to the Sulur Air Force base in Coimbatore, from where they were taken to Delhi.

5. In visuals shared by ANI, a large crowd of locals gathered to welcome the convoy as it reached the Sulur base. People were seen shoutingBharat mata ki jai‘ And raining on the road with flower petals As soon as the vehicle coil turned into the base compound.

6. Along with this, the ‘black box’ or flight data recorder of the crashed helicopter was also recovered on Thursday. The data will be examined as part of High Level, Tri-Service Inquiries ordered by the government. The investigation will be headed by Air Marshal Manvendra Singh, Mr Singh told Parliament.

7. Group Captain Singh – the sole survivor – was undergoing treatment at the Military Hospital in Wellington. doing that Air Force Command Hospital in Bangalore, The condition of the Group Captain is stable, but his condition remains critical, officials said.

8. General Bipin Rawat to be India’s first Chief of Defense Staff Funeral with full military honors on Friday, as all those who died. The mortal remains of General Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat will be taken to the Army Hospital in Delhi’s Dhaula Kuan this evening.

9. condolence message USA, China, Nepal, UK, Russia, Australia, France, Israel and Japan. President Kovind said “The country has lost one of its brave sons.“And PM Modi told General Rawat”excellent soldierRajnath Singh described his death as an ‘irreparable loss’.

10. Mi-17V5 Air Force helicopter – described as “air force worker“And widely seen as a stationary aircraft, carrying General Rawat crashed after take-off from Sulur. Unverified footage emerged this morning of a helicopter flying over the area, The clip shared by ANI shows it fly down and disappear in the fog, The helicopter took off at 11.48 am and was reported missing at 12.08 pm.

ANI. with the input of