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Lived with knowledge that every goodbye could be the last

Hindustan Times West UP

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February 08, 2025

The morning of December 8, 2021, began the way most mornings did for Brigadier Lakhbinder Singh Lidder (called Toni by almost everyone) and his wife Geetika Lidder—with tea and a conversation between two people who were "friends first and always" had a lot to say to each other,

- Vrinda Tulsian

NEW DELHI: " according to a book by Geetika Lidder.

Good news was on the table—a fresh posting, a promotion. They chalked out the move with "hope and gratitude."

Toni left soon after the cups emptied out. He had to accompany General Bipin Rawat, India's first Chief of Defence Staff, for a lecture in the Defence Services Staff College (DSSC) in Wellington.

Hours later, Brigadier Lidder, General Rawat and 11 others were killed when the armed forces chopper carrying them plunged into the hills of Coonoor, Tamil Nadu.

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