1 / 9India's Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat's helicopter has crashed. The accident took place in Tamil Nadu. Fourteen people were traveling in the helicopter. Army MI-17V5 helicopter crashes in Coonoor area of Tamil Nadu 14 people died in this accident.2 / 9Appointed as the 26th Chief of Army Staff of India, Rawat took over as Deputy Chief of Army Staff in September 2016. Prior to becoming Deputy Chief Minister, he was the GOC in command of Southern Command in Pune.3 / 9Prime Minister Narendra Modi had made a big announcement from the Red Fort on the Independence Day of 2019. The announcement was made to create a new post of Chief of Defense Staff (CDS). The Cabinet then approved the creation of a CDS post. Former Army Chief Bipin Rawat.4 / 9He has resolutely won many major challenges while serving in the military. The task of rebuilding the army to the north has been under his leadership.5 / 9Bipin Rawat has a long experience of working in troubled regions. In the last 30 years, he has made his mark in various important positions in the Indian Army.6 / 9He has handled a number of important responsibilities along the Line of Control (LoC) bordering Pakistan, the Indo-China border and the northeastern states.7 / 9Lieutenant General Rawat joined the army in December 1978. He started his military service with the 5th Battalion of the 11 Gurkha Rifles.8 / 9Rawat had led the National Rifles and troops in the Kashmir Valley. While serving as a brigade in the Indian Army, Rawat led a multinational brigade of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Congo.9 / 9Appointed as the 26th Chief of Army Staff of India, Rawat took over as Deputy Chief of Army Staff in September 2016. Prior to becoming Deputy Chief Minister, he was the GOC in command of Southern Command in Pune.