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Group Captain Varun Singh, Lone Survivor Of IAF Chopper Crash In Tamil Nadu, Succumbs To Injuries
Group Captain Varun Singh. (Pic Via Twitter)
Group Captain Varun Singh, who was the lone survivor of the IAF helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu, succumbed to injuries at a hospital in Bengaluru.
"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 December," the Indian Air Force siad in a tweet on Wednesday (15 Decmber).
"IAF offers sincere condolences and stands firmly with the bereaved family," the force added.
He was the lone survivor of the crash in which Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika and 11 armed forces personnel were killed.
Group Captain Singh was under treatment at Command Hospital in Bengaluru.
Group Captain Singh was earlier conferred with the Shaurya Chakra in August for averting a possible mid-air accident after his Tejas light combat aircraft was hit by a major technical snag last year.
(With inputs from PTI)
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