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Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat were cremated by their daughters after they were accorded military honours at Brar Square on Friday, 10 December.
Scores of political leaders and Armed Forces personnel paid their last respects to them at their residence earlier.
Earlier in the day, Brigadier LS Lidder was cremated with full military honours. Lidder was the defence assistant to General Rawat.
An IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter, which was carrying CDS General Rawat, crashed in Tamil Nadu's Coonoor on Wednesday, 8 December, leading to the unexpected demise of Rawat, his wife, and 11 other officials.
Scores of political leaders including Amit Shah, Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, and MK Stalin paid respects on Friday at Rawat's residence, where his mortal remains were kept before the funeral
The mortal remains of General Rawat and his wife Madhulika were taken in a gun carriage for funeral in Delhi Cantt Brar Square
Teams of the IAF and local Police investigated the site of the crash in Coonoor earlier on Friday
PM Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and NSA Ajit Doval paid their last respects to CDS Rawat and other Armed Forces personnel, whose mortal remains were brought to the Palam Airbase in Delhi on Thursday
Immersion of the ashes CDS General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat to take place in Haridwar, Uttarakhand on Saturday, around noon, reported ANI. Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt and several other senior dignitaries from the state are slated to be present.
Following CDS Rawat's last rites, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was quoted by ANI as saying:
"Late General Bipin Rawat was one of the bravest soldiers in the country. His sudden demise is a huge loss for the entire country. We have paid tribute to him. He will forever be in our memories."
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh offered condolences to Bipin Rawat's dayghters after the funeral.
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat were cremated by their daughters after they were accorded military honours at Brar Square.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal paid respects to CDS Bipin Rawat at Brar Square.
Several dignitaries pay respectes to Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat at Brar Square in Delhi Cantonment. The funeral with full military honours will take place shortly.
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat's mortal remains reched Brar Square where they will be cremated with full military honours.
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat embarked on their last journey to Brar Square where Gen Rawat will be cremated with full military honours.
(Photo: PTI)
(Photo: PTI)
(Photo: PTI)
Military commanders of Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, and Bangladesh will be attending the last rites of CDS Gen Bipin Rawat.
Funeral procession of CDS General Bipin Rawat begins from his residence to Brar Square crematorium in Delhi Cantonment.
Army Chief General MM Naravane, IAF chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari and Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar paid tribute to CDS General Bipin Rawat.
Chief Justice of India NV Ramana pays last respects to CDS General Bipin Rawat.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath paid tribute to General Bipin Rawat.
Union ministers Mansukh Mandaviya, Nirmala Sitharaman and Smriti Irani pay respects to CDS Bipin Rawat.
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikat pays respects to CDS General Bipin Rawat.
CDS Gen Bipin Rawat will be accorded a 17 gun salute, as per laid down protocols. Post the playing of the Last Post and Rouse by tri-services buglers, the funeral pyre will be lit by family members, ANI reported.
Teams of the IAF and local Police investigated the site of the crash in Coonoor earlier on Friday.
The IAF has constituted a tri-service Court of Inquiry to investigate the cause of the helicopter accident on 8 December.
"The inquiry would be completed expeditiously and facts brought out. Till then, to respect the dignity of the deceased, uninformed speculation may be avoided," the IAF said.
Brig LS Lidder's family said that the late officer must be given a "smiling farewell."
"We must give him a good farewell, a smiling send-off, I am a soldier's wife. It's a big loss," his wife Geetika Lidder told ANI.
Lidder's daughter Aashna said that she wants to cherish the happy memories she had with him for 17 years.
BJP national president JP Nadda paid his last respects to CDS General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat.
Religious leaders held multi-faith prayers as they paid their last respects to CDS General Rawat and his wife Madhulika.
DMK leaders A Raja and Kanimozhi paid their respects to CDS General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika.
French Emmanuel Lenian and Israel envoy Naor Gilon paid tribute to CDS Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat.
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge and former Defence Minister AK Antony paid tribute to CDS General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat.
Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to CDS General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat.
Haryana CM ML Khattar pays tribute to CDS General Bipin Rawat, meets family members.
National Secutiy Advisor Ajit Doval has reached CDS Rawat's Residence to pay tribute to him and his wife. He earlier attended LS Lidder's funeral ceremony at Brar Square.
Senior Congress leader Harish Singh Rawat pays tribute to CDS General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami pays tribute to CDS General Bipin Rawat.
CDS General Bipin Rawat's unit 5/11 Gorkha Rifles is looking after all the arrangements of his last rites. He was commissioned in the unit and also went ahead to command it.
Brigadier LS Lidder has been laid to final rest with full military honours.
Home Minister Amit Shah pays tribute to Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat at his residence at Kamraj Marg in Delhi.
Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and his wife's mortal remains have been brought to their Kamraj Marg residence.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reaches Brar Square, pays tribute to Brigadier LS Lidder.
NSA Ajit Doval pays tribute to Brigadier LS Lidder at Brar Square. He had met the families of the deceased at the Palam airbase on Thursday evening.
Army Chief Gen MM Naravane, Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar and IAF chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari pay tribute to Brigadier LS Lidder at Brar Square.
Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar, who is also at Brar Square, pays tribute to Brigadier LS Lidder.
The mortal remains of Brigadier LS Lidder have been brought to Brar Square in Delhi Cantt.
The mortal remains of Brigadier LS Lidder have been brought out of Base Hospital. His last rites will be held at 9:30 am, at Brar Square, Delhi Cantt.
The last rites of CDS General Bipin Rawat, along with 11 other military personnel, will be performed with full military honours.
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