FILE- Indian Army Chief Bipin Rawat speaks during a property league successful New Delhi, India, Jan.12, 2018. Indias aerial unit says an service chopper carrying the countrys subject main has crashed successful confederate Tamil Nadu state. The aerial unit did not accidental whether Chief of Defense Staff Bipin Rawat was injured successful the mishap Tuesday. (AP Photo, File) (Uncredited, Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

NEW DELHI – An Indian service chopper carrying the country's subject main crashed Wednesday successful confederate Tamil Nadu state, the aerial unit said.

It did not accidental whether Chief of Defense Staff Bipin Rawat was injured successful the accident.

Public broadcaster Prasar Bharati said 4 radical were killed and 3 others were injured and taken to a hospital. There was nary authoritative confirmation of the report.

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh was expected to marque a connection soon to Parliament.

Television images showed the chopper successful flames arsenic section residents tried to douse it.

There was nary contiguous confirmation of the fig of radical connected the helicopter. Local quality channels showed a formation manifest that displayed the names of 9 radical arsenic passengers, including Rawat’s woman and different elder defence officials.

The aerial unit said successful a tweet that an enquiry has been ordered into the accident.

Rawat is the astir elder authoritative successful the Indian military. He is besides an advisor to the Defense Ministry. He assumed the recently created station past twelvemonth aft retiring arsenic service chief.

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He handles coordination and integration of the combat capabilities of the equipped forces.

The Press Trust of India quality bureau said the Mi-17V5 chopper was connected its mode from an aerial unit basal to the service defence services assemblage erstwhile it crashed adjacent Coonoor successful Tamil Nadu.

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