Ajit Pawar Plane Crash: Pune Rural Police Register ADR Case at Baramati Taluka Police Station

Pune Rural Police have registered an Accidental Death Report (ADR) at Baramati Taluka Police Station in connection with the air crash in which Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others lost their life on Wednesday morning, January 28. Further investigation initiated, said Pune Police official.

The ADR will be handed over to the Maharashtra Criminal Investigation Department (CID), which will conduct the investigation based on the findings of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB)'s inquiry.

#WATCH | Maharashtra: Visuals from the site in Baramati where a charter plane crash landed yesterday, claiming the lives of all five people on board, including Deputy CM Ajit Pawar. Officials from DGCA and Forensics are investigating at the crash site https://t.co/zqofGtxhEWpic.twitter.com/FnSqhOgfRi

— ANI (@ANI) January 29, 2026

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66-year-old NCP chief and four other persons on board a Learjet 45 aircraft were killed after it crashed near the runway at the Baramati airport in the morning. 

AAIB Investigation

The AAIB, the investigative body which works under the Ministry of Civil Aviation, has taken over the investigation into the crash. The three officials visited the VSR Ventures office and questioned the company's owner and other officials for nearly 90 minutes.