Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has given an honor fund of Rs 1 crore to the family of Air Force Group Captain Varun Singh, who was martyred in a helicopter crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu. announced on Thursday. The Chief Minister said that Singh’s last rites would be performed in Bhopal with full state and military honours. The body of Group Captain Varun Singh has been brought to Bhopal Airport. State Minister Vishwas Sarang paid tribute to Group Captain Varun Singh at Bhopal Airport.
Chouhan tweeted, “Paying homage at the feet of the son of Mother Bharati, the epitome of valor, the brave jawan, the revered Varun Singh ji. His last rites will be performed with full state and military honours. “In order to keep the memory of revered Varun Singh ji intact, his statue will be established and the institution will be named after him,” he said.
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Chouhan said, “Samman Nidhi of one crore rupees will be given to his family and government job will be given to the family member. Salutations at the feet of the immortal martyr.” Air Force Group Captain Varun Singh, who was critically injured in a helicopter crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu, died at a military hospital in Bengaluru on Wednesday morning. Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 other army personnel lost their lives in the incident on December 8.
Madhya Pradesh: Body of Group Captain Varun Singh brought to Bhopal airport. Indian Air Force officials paid tribute to him at the airport. #TamilNaduChopperCrash pic.twitter.com/yFcJxxo2Bc
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The body of Group Captain Varun Singh has been brought to Bhopal Airport. Indian Air Force officials paid tribute to him at the airport. From here his body will be taken to his father’s house in Inner Court, Sun City near the airport.
Thereafter, to pay tribute, the body would be kept for last darshan between 3.30 pm and 4.30 pm in a park adjacent to the Inner Court building, where family members, relatives and loved ones along with them would be kept, he said. Others will pay floral tributes. According to sources, his last rites will be performed on December 17 at around 1 pm. (with agency input)