New Delhi: The last rites of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat, who died in a chopper crash in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday was held today at Brar Square crematorium in Delhi Cantonment.
The last rites of Gen Rawat was performed with full military honours. The funeral procession started from Kamraj Marg after 2 pm and reached Brar Square crematorium.
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#WATCH | Delhi: #CDSGeneralBipinRawat laid to final rest with full military honours, 17-gun salute. His last rites were performed along with his wife Madhulika Rawat, who too lost her life in #TamilNaduChopperCrash.
Their daughters Kritika and Tarini performed their last rites. pic.twitter.com/uTECZlIhI0
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
Delhi: #CDSGeneralBipinRawat laid to final rest with full military honours. His last rites were performed along with his wife Madhulika Rawat, who too lost her life in #TamilNaduChopperCrash.
Their daughters Kritika and Tarini performed their last rites. pic.twitter.com/ijQbEx9m51
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
Delhi: Daughters of #CDSGeneralBipinRawat and Madhulika Rawat – Kritika and Tarini – pay tribute to their parents. Other members of the family also join them in paying last respects. pic.twitter.com/Wc88k8oZaF
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal pay tribute to #CDSGeneralBipinRawat pic.twitter.com/H2rS4MzBv0
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh pays tribute to #CDSGeneralBipinRawat. pic.twitter.com/1a02c6COaU
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
Delhi: DRDO chief Dr G Satheesh Reddy pays tribute to #CDSGeneralBipinRawat pic.twitter.com/wc1Q2NUxA5
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
Delhi: Defence Attaches of different nations pay tribute to #CDSGeneralBipinRawat pic.twitter.com/fUWs5kvgWA
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
Delhi: Emmanuel Lenain, Ambassador of France to India and Alex Ellis, British High Commissioner to India pay tribute to #CDSGeneralBipinRawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat. pic.twitter.com/c6mRPT7znM
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
Delhi: The mortal remains of #CDSGeneralBipinRawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat brought to Brar Square crematorium, Delhi Cantonment.#TamilNaduChopperCrash pic.twitter.com/ZPyL4FlLHU
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
Delhi: The mortal remains of #CDSGeneralBipinRawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat brought to Brar Square crematorium, Delhi Cantonment.#TamilNaduChopperCrash pic.twitter.com/ZPyL4FlLHU
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
Huge crowd join CDS Gen Bipin Rawat’s Funeral procession
Delhi: A crowd joins the funeral procession of #CDSGeneralBipinRawat as it proceeds to Brar Square crematorium in Delhi Cantonment. pic.twitter.com/qRaVoJdW9D
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
Funeral Procession of CDS Gen Bipin Rawat
#WATCH | Delhi: The funeral procession of #CDSGeneralBipinRawat leaves from his residence to Brar Square crematorium in Delhi Cantonment pic.twitter.com/ysWIGSEjDk
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
Delhi: The three service chiefs – Army Chief Gen MM Naravane, IAF chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari & Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar pay tribute to #CDSGeneralBipinRawat. pic.twitter.com/syQv17b79F
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
Chief Justice of India NV Ramana pays last respects to #CDSGeneralBipinRawat pic.twitter.com/ymUbnm4haP
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
Delhi | Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath pays tribute to CDS Gen Bipin Rawat who lost his life in the IAF chopper crash on Wednesday pic.twitter.com/bQDZrMaIdd
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
Delhi | External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar pays tribute to CDS Gen Bipin Rawat who lost his life in the IAF chopper crash on Wednesday pic.twitter.com/upUbFz0gNM
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Delhi: Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikat pays last respects to #CDSGeneralBipinRawat pic.twitter.com/wugbzsDykp
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
Congress’ senior leader Mallikarjun Kharge and former Defence Minister AK Antony paid tribute to CDS General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat who lost their lives in the IAF chopper crash on Wednesday pic.twitter.com/LOxKsqZmgO
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
Delhi: Daughters of #CDSGeneralBipinRawat and Madhulika Rawat – Kritika and Tarini – pay their last respects to their parents. pic.twitter.com/7ReSQcYTx7
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi pays tributes to CDS General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat who lost their lives in the IAF chopper crash on Wednesday pic.twitter.com/ZjloO9gPgm
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
Delhi | The mortal remains of CDS Gen Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat were brought to their residence
They both passed away in #TamilNaduChopperCrash on 8th December. pic.twitter.com/OUuD6xwuAK
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
The mortal remains of Gen Rawat and others who lost their lives in the Tamil Nadu chopper crash were brought on Thursday evening to Palam Airbase in Delhi from Sulur in caskets wrapped in the Tricolour.
Daughters of CDS Gen Bipin Rawat and Mrs Rawat paid floral tributes to their parents who lost their lives in IAF Chopper cash.#BipinRawat #BipinRawatDeath #BipinRawatHelicopterCrash pic.twitter.com/uErBuqEUeb
— Neha Singh (@NehaSingh1912) December 9, 2021
The mortal remains were earlier in the day brought to Madras Regimental Centre from Military Hospital, Wellington in Nilgiris district and then taken to Sulur airbase.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Palam airbase and paid his last respects to General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and other 11 armed force personnel who lost their lives in a chopper crash in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.
Apart from General Rawat and his wife, his Defence Adviser Brigadier Lakhbinder Singh Lidder and Staff Officer Lieutenant Colonel Harjinder Singh also died in the crash.
Other nine defence forces personnel who died in the chopper crash are Wing Commander Prithvi Singh Chauhan, Squadron Leader Kuldeep Singh, Junior Warrant Officer Rana Pratap Das, Junior Warrant Officer Arakkal Pradeep, Havildar Satpal Rai, Naik Gursewak Singh, Naik Jitendra Kumar, Lance Naik Vivek Kumar and Lance Naik B Sai Teja.
Group Captain Varun Singh, who is the lone survivor from the crash, has been shifted to Air Force Command hospital at Bengaluru for further treatment.
Bodies of General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat, Brigadier LS Lidder and Lance Naik Vivek Kumar have been identified so far.
