17-gun salute as nation bids farewell to Gen Rawat

By a staff Reporter: Nation bid farewell to Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat who, along with his wife and 11 armed forces personnel, died in an Indian Air Force (IAF) chopper crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. The mortal remains of General Rawat and his wife Madhulika were brought to the Brar Square in Delhi cantonment. As per protocol, General Rawat was accorded a 17-gun salute at his funeral where 800 service personnel were in attendance.