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In the tragic chopper crash of IAF, Havaldar Satpal Rai of Glenburn Tea estate (Takdah Darjeeling) who also died along with Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat and others in Nilgiri Hills was paid tributes for his supreme sacrifice. Hav Satpal Rai was the Personal Security Officer (PSO) of CDS Gen. Bipin Rawat.
On his demise, Darjeeling MP Raju Bista has wrote “I extend my heartfelt condolences to the family of Hav. Satpal Rai. He was the Personal Security Officer (PSO) of CDS Gen. Bipin Rawat Ji. He was from Takdah in Darjeeling.”
Bista further wrote, “I pray to God to grant his family the strength to overcome this irreparable loss. Your service to the nation and the ultimate sacrifice you have given will always be remembered by the Gorkhas and our entire nation.”
It may be mentioned that, India’s first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat, along with 11 others have passed away due to the unfortunate IAF’s Mi-17V5 helicopter crash in Nilgiri Hills, Coonoor, Tamil Nadu.