Group Captain Varun Singh is the only survivor of the helicopter crash in which Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and 12 others were killed. His health condition is critical but stable. Defence minister Rajnath Singh told parliament that he is on life support and all efforts are being made to save him.
Varun Singh is being treated for severe burn injuries at the military hospital, Wellington. Now, he is being flown to a hospital in Bengaluru. Officials said that he is critical but stable at the moment.
Varun Singh parents KP Singh and Uma were in Mumbai at the house of their younger son Tanuj, who is a Lt Commander in the Indian Navy when they received the news.
Air Force officer Varun Singh won the Shaurya Chakra in August for his courage in handling his aircraft after it was hit last year. He managed to land his Tejas fighter safely.
Group Captain Varun Singh had gone to Sulur, Tamil Nadu to escort CDS Rawat who went to the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington.
