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New Delhi, Dec 9 (AFP\/APP):The body of Indian defence chief General Bipin Rawat arrived in New Delhi on Thursday, one day after he and 12 others were killed in a helicopter crash near a military academy.<\/p>\n

Rawat, 63, was travelling with his wife and other senior officers when their aircraft crashed in a forest in southern Tamil Nadu state, killing all but one soldier on board.<\/p>\n

His body arrived in the capital for Friday’s funeral after a solemn ceremony near the accident site at an army base, where an honour guard laid wreaths by the coffins of the victims.<\/p>\n

“The last rites of the Chief of Defence Staff will be performed with full military honours,” defence minister Rajnath Singh told parliament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New Delhi, Dec 9 (AFP\/APP):The body of Indian defence chief General Bipin Rawat arrived in New Delhi on Thursday, one day after he and 12 others were killed in a helicopter crash near a military academy. Rawat, 63, was travelling with his wife and other […]<\/p>\n

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