Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar died today, along with four others, in a tragic plane crash in Baramati. The incident occurred when the plane was attempting to land. According to DGCA, five people, including the crew, on board the chartered plane flying from Mumbai, Maharashtra, to Baramati died after a crash-landing at 8.45 am this morning. Here are all the details of the aircraft Ajit Pawar was travelling in:
Aircraft Type: Learjet 45XR
Type Code: LJ45
Aircraft registration: VT-SSK
Operator: VSR Ventures Pvt Ltd
Mode S - 80143D
Ajit Pawar was onboard along with two more personnel (1PSO and 1 attendant) and 2 crew members (PIC + FO).
Pawar was headed to Baramati for a public rally
Ajit Pawar was headed to Baramati to attend a public rally for the upcoming Zilla Parishad Elections. His plane had taken off from Mumbai and was in the financial capital of the country on Tuesday where he attended a meeting of the Maharashtra Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure, chaired by Devendra Fadnavis. It is understood that all the members of Pawar family have left for the airport.
Soon after the tragic incident, PM Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah both contacted Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadanvis and received information and updates about the Baramati plane crash.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed shock at the demise of Ajit Pawar and has demanded for a proper investigation into the matter. "Deeply shocked and stunned by the suddden demise of Ajit Pawar! The Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra and his co-passengers have died in a disastrous plane crash at Baramati today morning, and I am feeling a deep sense of loss.
"My condolences to his family including his uncle Sharad Pawar ji, and late Ajitji's all friends and followers. The incident needs proper investigation," she wrote on X.
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