Deputy CM of Maharashtra, Ajit Pawar, and five others died in a tragic plane crash while they were traveling to Baramati on Wednesday. ANI reported, Maharashtra government said, that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah contacted CM Devendra Fadnavis and received updates about the tragic Baramati plane crash.
According to reports, plane crash occurred around 8:48 am a Lear Jet 45 aircraft, VT-SSK, carrying Pawar from Mumbai to Baramati went off the runway while attempting to land at Baramati airport. It busted into flames. The DGCA confirmed that Ajit Pawar, along with two security personnel and two crew members, died when their aircraft crashed. Pawar was en route to Baramati in Pune district to address four public meetings before the Zilla Parishad polls.
Police Superintendent Sandeep Gill reported that six bodies were recovered from the crash site. Kiran Gurjar, a close aide, also confirmed all six occupants, including Pawar, were dead at the scene. Baramati airport manager Shivaji Taware told Hindustan Times, “the aircraft VT SSK was attempting landing and the aircraft went on the side of the runway and exploded on crashing,” adding that it was a Lear Jet 45 chartered from Mumbai. The Baramati airport, previously operated privately, was recently transferred to the Maharashtra Airport Development Company. (With ANI inputs)