Umugaba Mukuru w'Ingabo z'u Buhinde, General Bipin Rawat n'abandi bantu 12, baguye mu mpanuka ya kajugujugu yabereye mu gace ka Tamil Nadu mu majyepfo y'iki gihugu, kuri uyu wa Gatatu.
Kuri uyu wa gatatu nibwo iyi kajugujugu yari itwaye Jenerali Bipin Rawat w'imyaka 63, yakoze impanuka ihira mu ishyamba riri hafi ya Coonoor, muri Tamil Nadu.
Uyu mukuru w'ingabo yari kumwe n'umugore we n'abandi bantu 11 mu ndege ya Mi-17V5 yaguye mu ishyamba ryinshi rya Nilgiris.
Nk'uko ibitangazamakuru byaho bibitangaza, abantu 13 kuri 14 bari muri iyo ndege bapfuye nyuma y'impanuka.
Amakuru avuga ko Rawat n'umugore we Madhulika Rawat bari berekeje mu Ishuri Rikuru ry'Ingabo z'Ingabongo atange ikiganiro.
Umuntu umwe niwe wabashije kurokoka iyi mpanuka ariko afite ibikomerebyinshi aho ari kwivuriza mu bitaro bya Gisirikare, Wellington.
Ingabo zirwanira mu kirere mu Buhinde zemeje ku rubuga rwazo rwa Twitter urupfu rwa Rawat, umugore we Madhulika n'abandi 11.
Amashusho yerekanywe mu binyamakuru bitandukanye mu Buhinde yerekanye umwotsi mwinshi waturukaga kuri iyi ndege iri guhira muri iryo shyamba riri nko mu birometero 10 uvuye ku muhanda wegereye mu karere ka Nilgiris.