Group Captain Varun Singh served India with pride, valour and utmost professionalism: PM
Team Udayavani, Dec 15, 2021, 1:19 PM IST
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, December 15 condoled the death of Group Captain Varun Singh
Taking to Twitter he wrote, “Group Captain Varun Singh served the nation with pride, valour and utmost professionalism. I am extremely anguished by his passing away. His rich service to the nation will never be forgotten. Condolences to his family and friends. Om Shanti.”
Group Captain Varun Singh, the lone survivor of the military chopper crash that killed 13 including CDS Bipin Rawat, breathed his last at the hospital on Wednesday.
The Group Captain was admitted to a hospital in Wellington with severe burn injuries on Wednesday following the crash. A day later on Thursday, he was shifted to the Command Hospital in Bengaluru for better treatment.
“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 Dec 21. IAF offers sincere condolences and stands firmly with the bereaved family,” the IAF tweeted.
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