<p id="thickbox_headline">Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Haryana Chief Minister M L Khattar on Friday laid wreaths on the mortal remains of Brigadier L S Lidder, who died along with 12 others in the military chopper crash in Tamil Nadu.</p>.<p>Brigadier Lidder's mortal remains were kept at Brar square in Delhi cantonment before his cremation.</p>.<p>Many senior defence personnel also paid their last respects to Lidder at Brar square.</p>.<p>Along with Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat, Lidder was among the 13 killed when a Mi17V5 helicopter carrying them crashed in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Born on June 26, 1969, Brigadier Lidder was defence assistant to the CDS since January 2021. </p>.<p>He was commissioned in the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles (JAKRIF) in December 1990 and commanded a battalion of the JAKRIF in Congo as UN peacekeeping force. He also commanded a brigade on India's northern borders.</p>.<p>He served as director at the Military Operations Directorate and also as defence assistant at Kazakhstan. </p>.<p>Approved for the Major General rank, he was due to take over a division. He is survived by wife Geetika Lidder and a daughter. </p>
<p id="thickbox_headline">Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Haryana Chief Minister M L Khattar on Friday laid wreaths on the mortal remains of Brigadier L S Lidder, who died along with 12 others in the military chopper crash in Tamil Nadu.</p>.<p>Brigadier Lidder's mortal remains were kept at Brar square in Delhi cantonment before his cremation.</p>.<p>Many senior defence personnel also paid their last respects to Lidder at Brar square.</p>.<p>Along with Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat, Lidder was among the 13 killed when a Mi17V5 helicopter carrying them crashed in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Born on June 26, 1969, Brigadier Lidder was defence assistant to the CDS since January 2021. </p>.<p>He was commissioned in the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles (JAKRIF) in December 1990 and commanded a battalion of the JAKRIF in Congo as UN peacekeeping force. He also commanded a brigade on India's northern borders.</p>.<p>He served as director at the Military Operations Directorate and also as defence assistant at Kazakhstan. </p>.<p>Approved for the Major General rank, he was due to take over a division. He is survived by wife Geetika Lidder and a daughter. </p>