Gen Bipin Rawat wanted to set up sainik school in MP, says brother-in-law

Chief of Defence Staff CDS General Bipin Rawat had promised to visit Shahdol in Madhya Pradesh from where his wife hailed in January 2022 and also assured to take steps in setting up a sainik school in the district his relative said on WednesdayGen Rawat Indias first CDS his wife Madhulika and 11 other armed forces personnel died on Wednesday after the military helicopter they were travelling in crashed near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu the Indian Air Force saidMadhulika daughter of late Kunwar Mrigendra Singh of Sohagpur Garhi in Shahdol district had got married to Rawat in 1986 Her family currently lives in the ancestral residence Rajabagh in the Shahdol district headquarter the family sources saidTalking to PTI her brother Yashwardhan Singh said I received the information about the chopper crash on phone I am in Bhopal and after the confirmation of the tragic news I am rushing to Delhi as the Army has arranged a special flightAlso read He asked for water says eyewitness who claims he saw CDS Gen Bipin Rawat after crashMy mother who is quite old and is in Shahdol will also leave for Delhi late at night along with the army officials from Jabalpur The officials are reaching Shahdol to accompany her So far she is not aware about this tragic incident and a close relative will soon reach our ancestral home to tell her about the crash he saidSingh said that his sister married Rawat when he was a captain in the armyGeneral Rawat had last visited Shahdol in 2012 he saidI met him for the last time on the occasion of Dusshera festival recently in Delhi when my daughter Bandhvi returned from Peru South America after taking part in the world shooting championship he saidAt that time he Gen Rawat had promised us that he would visit Shahdol positively in January 2022 and also assured to provide a sainik school in the district as it has a sizable number of tribal population He had asked me to discuss the matter with the local MP and ministers so that it can be worked out Singh saidThe Rawat couple is survived by two daughters While one of them lives in Mumbai the other one lived with them he addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever