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Chief Minister PS Tamang condoles the untimely death of General Bipin Rawat

Gangtok, Dec9 (UNI) Chief Minister of Sikkim PS Tamang on Thursday offered his condolences at the sad demise of General Rawat.
"I am deeply saddened by the untimely demise of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat in a tragic Mi-17V5 helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu", Mr Tamang said.
Born in Pauri, Uttarakhand in, 1958, General Rawat attended the Cambrian Hall School, Dehradun, and St Edwards School, Shimla. He then joined the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, and the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, where he was awarded the 'Sword of Honour', following which he was commissioned into the 5th Battalion of 11 Gorkha Rifles on December 16, 1978, the same unit in which his father has served earlier.
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