Ajit Pawar’s plane crashed in Baramati
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar died on Wednesday after his plane crashed in Pune district’s Baramati on Wednesday, as reported by officials.
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- A Mumbai-to-Baramati charter aircraft crash-landed at around 8:45 am at Baramati Airport in Maharashtra.
- Maharashtra deputy CM died in the crash.
- The aircraft was a Learjet 45 (registration VT-SSK) operated by VSR.
- The crash occurred near the runway threshold at Baramati Airport.
- There were five people on board, including crew. On board were Ajit Pawar, deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, along with one Personal Security Officer (PSO), one attendant, and two crew members (Pilot in Command and First Officer). A list of names of those on board was released, according to which, Vidip Jadhav, Pinky Mali, Sumit Kapur, Shambhavi Pathak.
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- Initial information from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation indicates there were no survivors.
- NCP-SCP chief Sharad Pawar, along with his wife, Pratibha Pawar, left for Baramati from their Mumbai residence, Silver Oaks.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and received information and updates on the Baramati plane crash, the Maharashtra government said.
- Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis announced a three-day mourning period in the state.
