Crash of an Army helicopter carrying CDS Vipin Rawat and his family with some Army officers occured in Tamilnadu

There is a shocking news pouring in that an Army chopper carrying the Chief of Defence Staff, his family and some army officers have crashed in the Nilgiri mountains of Kunnoor district in Tamilnadu on Wednesday morning. A, rapid rescue operation has been launched in a wide scale and there are reports of three army officers rescued till now. The wife of CDS Vipin Rawat was also travelling along with him. There is no definite information about him n his family reveal the news reports. The crash occured between Coimbatore and Suloor in Tamilnadu. The rescue operation is going on in full swing as per the news pouring in. There were reportedly 15 persons in the Army Helicopter. Thirteen people have been confirmed dead and after the DNA tests of the dead n fully burnt bodies including one survival the identity would be revealed tomorrow. One admitted in hospital with about 80 percent burns. An urgent meeting of Cabinet Committee on political affairs have been convened at the resident of prime minister to be chaired by him. The Union Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh had visited the residence of CDS Vipin Rawat including several senior Army officers. The crash was so severe that the helicopter converted into rubble with smoke emerging out.