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Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari reached the chopper crash site near Coonoor in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu on December 9, along with DGP C Sylendra Babu. In the Mi-17V5 helicopter crash, 13 people including Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat lost their lives on December 8. An order has been given by IAF for inquiry in the case.