Group Captain Varun Singh Died: Group Captain Varun Singh, injured in a helicopter crash in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, also passed away. On December 8, CDS Bipin Rawat’s helicopter crashed in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu. 13 people, including Bipin Rawat, his wife, died in this accident. Varun Singh was the only survivor of the accident. On Wednesday, he lost the battle of life. Indian Air Force gave this information by tweeting.
IAF tweeted and said that the Indian Air Force is deeply saddened to inform that Group Captain passed away today during treatment. He was the only survivor of the accident on December 8 2021. Airforce officers express their condolences on his demise and stand firmly with his family.
Group Captain Varun Singh Died
IAF is deeply saddened to inform the passing away of braveheart Group Captain Varun Singh, who succumbed this morning to the injuries sustained in the helicopter accident on 08 Dec 21. IAF offers sincere condolences and stands firmly with the bereaved family.
— Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) December 15, 2021
Varun was a resident of Dawaria in UP.
Group Captain Varun Singh was a resident of Dawaria in UP, was a resident of Khorma Kanholi village of Deoria, UP. He was being treated at a hospital in Wellington. Doctors from Bangalore and Pune were treating them. Varun has been a batchmate of Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman. Abhinandan Varthaman had driven out Pakistani planes that entered India’s border on February 27 2019.
Captain Varun Singh, also Varun Singh’s father, was born in Delhi in the army. His age was 42 years. His father, Krishna Pratap Singh, had retired as a colonel in the military. Varun’s younger brother Tanuj Singh is in the Navy in Mumbai. His wife, Geetanjali, has a son Rid Raman and a daughter Aaradhya.
PM Modi expressed grief.
PM Modi condoled the death of Group Captain Varun Singh. PM Modi tweeted, Group Captain Varun proudly served the nation. The news of his death saddened me. His rich service to the country will never be forgotten—condolences to his family and friends.
How did the accident happen, who died?
Giving information about the accident in Parliament, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh had told that on December 8, in the afternoon, the helicopter of the Indian Air Force in which CDS Bipin Rawat was present crashed. General Bipin Rawat was to go to the Defense Service Staff College in Wellington. The Mi 17 helicopter of the Air Force took off at 11.48 from Sulur airbase. It was to land in Wellington at 12:15. But on 12.08, it crashed.
In this accident, CDS Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat, Brigadier LS Lidder, Colonel Harjinder Singh, Lance Naik Vivek Kumar, Naik Gurusevak Singh, Lance Naik B Sai Teja, Naik Jitendra Kumar, Havildar Satpal Rai, Wing Commander PS Chauhan, Squadron Leader Kuldeep Singh, Rana Pratap Das, JWO Pradeep died on the same day.
