An army chopper carrying Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat and 13 others on board crashed in Tamil Nadu a short while ago.
Five people are dead and two are in hospital with severe burn injuries.
General Rawat's wife, Defence Assistant, security commandos and Indian Air Force personnel were also among 14 people on board.
The Indian Air Force confirmed in a tweet that the Chief of Defence Staff was on the flight. He had taken a flight from Delhi to Sulur earlier today. More details are awaited.
