Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Dec 10: The last rites of CDS General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat was performed on Friday at Brar Square, Delhi Cantonment, at 5 pm with full military honours. The mortal remains of CDS Rawat and his wife Madhulika were cremated on the same pyre.
India’s first CDS was accorded a sombre 17-gun salute in line with protocol. CDS’s daughters Kritika and Tarini performed all the rituals of their parent’s cremation. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, army officials and other dignitaries are present during the procession.
#WATCH | Delhi: #CDSGeneralBipinRawat laid to final rest with full military honours, 17-gun salute. His last rites were performed along with his wife Madhulika Rawat, who too lost her life in #TamilNaduChopperCrash.
Their daughters Kritika and Tarini performed their last rites. pic.twitter.com/uTECZlIhI0
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
The funeral procession was started from his residence at Kamraj road from 2 pm. 5/11 Gorkha Rifles were looking after all the arrangements of the last rites of General Rawat who was commissioned in the unit and also went ahead to command it. About 800 service personal took part in the cremation ceremony.
#WATCH | Delhi: Citizens raise slogans of "Jab tak suraj chaand rahega, Bipin ji ka naam rahega", as the cortège of #CDSGeneralBipinRawat proceeds towards Brar Square crematorium in Delhi Cantonment. pic.twitter.com/s7sjV4vg73
— ANI (@ANI) December 10, 2021
Brigadier Lidder was cremated earlier today. Notably, 13 people including CDS Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat died on an IAF Chopper crash near Tamil Nadu’s Coonoor.
