Farewell, Group Captain Varun Singh

Thu, 16 December 2021

16:41

Indian Air Force officials and Madhya Pradesh ministers on Thursday laid a wreath at Bhopal airport and paid tribute to Group Captain Varun Singh who passed away yesterday.

He was the lone survivor of the Tamil Nadu chopper crash that has now claimed 14 lives.

Singh suffered injuries when a Mi17V5 helicopter crashed near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on December 8 in which 13 people, including Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and his wife, had died.

He was undergoing treatment at Wellington's Military Hospital and was later shifted to Air Force Command Hospital in Bengaluru where he passed away on Wednesday.

His mortal remains were airlifted to Bhopal today.

The Madhya Pradesh government has announced financial compensation of Rs 1 crore to the next of kin of Group Captain Varun Singh.

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