Chopper crash: Karnataka Guv, CM visit hospital, inquire about Group Captain Varun Singh's health
Bengaluru, Dec 9: Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot and Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday visited IAF Group Captain Varun Singh, at the Air Force's Command Hospital here, and inquired about his health.
Singh is the lone survivor in the IAF helicopter crash that killed Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and 12 others.
The Governor and the CM visited Command Hospital here and inquired about Singh's health, the CMO statement said.
Initially admitted to a hospital at Wellington in the Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu, Singh was shifted to Bengaluru on Thursday evening, for higher treatment.
He was air-lifted to Bengaluru from Coimbatore for higher treatment at the Command Hospital here, official sources said.
Singh was undergoing treatment at the Military Hospital in Wellington for 80 per cent burns and his condition was said to be "critical but stable," they said.
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Truck driver dies by sucide after drunk driving notice in Bengaluru, probe on
Bengaluru (PTI): A truck driver allegedly died by suicide after testing positive for drunk driving during a routine police inspection, police said on Sunday.
On Saturday around 11 pm, the traffic police intercepted a Tamil Nadu-registered truck near the Outer Ring Road (ORR) under J P Nagar police station limits for checking.
The driver tested positive for drunk driving, following which the vehicle was impounded, and a notice was issued to him, officials said.
On Sunday morning, police received information that the driver of the same truck had hung himself.
A detailed investigation will look into all angles, police said adding that the deceased person’s family has been informed.
"They said CCTV and body-worn camera footage show the driver was in good condition while leaving after receiving the notice," he added.
