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3 mn readIndia’s first Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat died on 8 December 2021 in a helicopter crash. The crash occurred in the Nilgiris district, at hilly region around Coimbatore and Sulur. In accident his wife Madhulika Rawat along with 13 people died. The accident site was given name as ‘Katteri Nanchappanchatram’. According to the information, General Rawat was on his way to the Defense Services Staff College in Wellington in Coonoor, when the crash happened. IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter lost its contact and crashed around 12:20 pm.