A helicopter crash in Coonoor, Nilgiris district, has killed 13 people, including Brigadier General Bipin Rawat and his wife. The accident has plunged the country into tragedy. Pradeep Kumar, a resident of Puthur, Ponnugarai, Thrissur district, Kerala, was among the Air Force personnel killed. Pradeep Kumar was a junior warrant officer in the Air Force. She is survived by father Radhakrishnan and mother Kumari. He is survived by his wife Srilakshmi and children Takshin Dev (5) and Devaprayak (2). He lived with his family in Sulur. He had gone to his home in Puttur for vacation two weeks ago. At that time, his father Radhakrishnan, who was undergoing treatment at the hospital due to respiratory problems, was closely watched.
He is still being treated on a ventilator at the hospital. Before returning to work after the holidays, he cut his son’s birthday cake.
Pradeep Kumar had informed his mother over the phone last Tuesday that he was going with Brigadier General Pipin Rawat. He called his mother on the phone the afternoon of the accident. The mobile phone has come off as a switch off. At that moment, the mother and daughter became anxious about their son. The family of Pradeep Kumar was informed about his death only last night. His father, who was being treated on a ventilator, was not notified of his son’s death.
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