February 07, 2025 07:32 am (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
Donald Trump to impose sanctions on International Criminal Court for targeting Israel | Bangladeshi actor Meher Afroz Shaon arrested on charges of conspiracy against state | Video emerges showing how Indians hide in Panama jungle to enter US illegally amid deportation by Trump administration | Engaging US to ensure no Indian deportee is mistreated: Jaishankar in Rajya Sabha amid 'handcuffed' extradition row | Opposition slams Modi govt after US deports illegal Indian immigrants in captive state | Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurates North East Investment Roadshow in Chennai | Deepika Padukone, Sadhguru, Mary Kom, other eminent personalities to feature in PM Modi's Pariksha Pe Charcha 2025 | Bangladesh protesters vandalise Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's residence in Dhaka before setting it on fire | AAP rejects Exit Polls' prediction of BJP’s return in Delhi after 27 years | Tirupati Temple board orders action against 18 employees for not practicing Hindu faith
Chopper Crash
Photo courtesy: PIB

PM Modi mourns Iran President Ebrahim Raisi's death, says 'His contribution to strengthening India-Iran bilateral relationship will be remembered'

| @indiablooms | May 20, 2024, at 04:37 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has mourned the death of Iran President Ebrahim Raisi, who met with a fatal end along with his foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian after the helicopter in which they were travelling crashed in a dense forest area in East Azerbaijan on Sunday.

Modi posted on X, "Deeply saddened and shocked by the tragic demise of Dr. Seyed Ebrahim Raisi, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran. His contribution to strengthening India-Iran bilateral relationship will always be remembered.

"My heartfelt condolences to his family and the people of Iran. India stands with Iran in this time of sorrow."

On Monday morning, it was announced that all the passengers of the crashed helicopter were martyred, reported Mehr news agency.

Head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) Pirhossein Kolivand earlier in the day said the spot where the helicopter crash has been located.

There was no sign of surviving passengers, he told the news agency.

As many as 73 rescue teams are currently involved in the search and rescue process.

Earlier on Sunday, Ebrahim Raisi inaugurated the Qiz Qalasi and Khodaafarin dams with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
Related Videos
PM Modi takes holy dip at Maha Kumbh Feb 05, 2025, at 03:10 pm
Amit Shah at Maha Kumbh Mela Jan 31, 2025, at 04:14 pm
PM Modi's remarks on Parakram Diwas Jan 24, 2025, at 03:36 pm