CDS General Bipin Rawat's funeral to take place today in Delhi
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From 11 am, the bodies of General Rawat and his wife will be kept at their Delhi home for family, friends, and the public to pay their final respects. General Rawat, his wife, and 11 other Defence personnel died after the Mi-17 chopper they were on board crashed in Tamil Nadu on December 8.
New Delhi: India's first Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat's funeral will take place today (Decemeber 10, 2021) in the national capital. General Rawat, his wife Madhulika and 11 other defence personnel died after the Mi-17 chopper they were on board crashed near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on December 8.
From 11 am, the bodies of General Rawat and his wife will be kept at their Delhi home for family, friends, and the public to pay their final respects. The general public can pay tribute to the Rawats at their Kamaraj Marg residence from 11 am to 12:30 pm, while the military personnel can pay respects between 12:30 pm-1.30 pm. According to media reports, the funeral procession is likely begin at 2 pm while at 4 pm, the actual funeral has been scheduled, at the Brar Square Crematorium.
From the chopper crash, bodies of only CDS General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat, Brigadier LS Lidder and Lance Naik Vivek Kumar have been identified so far. Brigadier Lidder's funeral has been scheduled at Brar Square Crematorium at 9 am today. The bodies of others will be kept at the Army Base Hospital till identified. The Army said that the appropriate military funerals of all deceased are being planned and coordinated in close consultation with close family members. The mortal remains will be released to the next of kin for final religious rites as desired by respective families.
