The Indian Air Force confirmed that the country's military chief of defense staff, Bipin Rawat, was among 13 people killed in a helicopter crash in the south of India.
Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai justified the decision to increase the jurisdiction of BSF in some border states, citing the threats of UAVs, drones among other things.
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has opposed this decision of the central government and said that it is an attack on the federal structure of India.