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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah are expected to attend the funeral, which will be held at Vidya Pratishthan ground at 11 am. Leaders cutting across the political spectrum will be present, the Nationalist Congress Party said.
The plane crash occurred in the morning shortly after Ajit Pawar and four other persons took off from Mumbai. Besides Pawar, his Personal Security Officer, an attendant, and two crew members (pilot in command and the first officer) were also killed. — with PTI
AAIB team reaches Baramati crash site, launches forensic prob
A specialised team from the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) arrived at the Baramati crash site on Wednesday evening to initiate a forensic probe into the tragic accident. The investigation is expected to focus on the technical factors that led to the crash of the Learjet 45 aircraft, operated by Delhi-based VSR Ventures Pvt Ltd, during its second attempt to land at Baramati table-top air strip.
Civil Aviation Minister Naidu says no safety concerns about aircraft operator
Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu on Wednesday said AAIB will take an in-depth look into the plane crash at the Baramati airport, and there are no safety concerns regarding the aircraft’s operator. Naidu said, “We just need (an) in-depth look” at what happened that time.
In an apparent snub to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said the plane crash involving his nephew Ajit Pawar and four others was an accident which shouldn't be politicised.
Baramati air crash: Expert claims landing system instrument could have prevented fatal accident. Chose different path but did not break relationship: Uddhav Thackeray on Ajit Pawar
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray condoled Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's death in a plane crash, and said even though the NCP chief chose a different path in politics, he did not let their relationship suffer. In a post on X, the former Chief Minister said in Pawar's death, he has lost a steadfast leader and an excellent former cabinet colleague. As Finance Minister, Pawar was an extremely disciplined leader with a firm grip on his department, he said. Ajit Pawar had served as deputy CM in the Uddhav Thackeray-led government from 2019 to 2022.
Visibility was poor when plane carrying Ajit Pawar crashed: Aviation minister
Union Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu said that as per the preliminary information, visibility at the Baramati airport was poor when the aircraft carrying Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar crashed. Naidu and Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol flew to Pune from Delhi to attend Pawar's last rites. "Teams from the DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) and AAIB (Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau) have arrived to carry out a probe into the accident. Preliminary information suggests that visibility was poor at the time the aircraft was attempting to land," said Naidu.
Ajit Pawar always gave primacy to Maharashtra's development: BJP chief Nabin condoles NCP leader's death
BJP president Nitin Nabin condoled the death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash in Pune, calling it "deeply saddening", and said the NCP leader always gave primacy to Maharashtra's development and the welfare of its people.
Lost a good friend; void cannot be filled: Fadnavis mourns Ajit Pawar's passing
Ajit Pawar's death: Eknath Shinde says he has lost 'elder brother'; plane crash will be probed Maharashtra announces 3-day state mourning as mark of respect to Ajit Pawar
As per the government's instructions, state mourning will be observed from January 28 to January 30, during which the national flag will be flown at half-mast on all buildings where it is flown regularly, the department said in an official communication. There will be no official entertainment during the mourning period, it said.
Last moments of aircraft carrying Pawar: poor visibility, go-around, landing clearance, then crash. Opposition leaders back Mamata Banerjee’s demand for SC-monitored probe into Ajit Pawar’s death
January 28, 2026 5:32 pm
How did it happen, a composed Sharad Pawar asked after landing in Baramati, hours after the tragic death of his nephew and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in an aircraft crash. The 85-year-old Pawar senior and his wife Pratibha Pawar flew to their hometown in a helicopter from Mumbai after hearing the news. "How did it happen?" he was heard asking those who had come to receive them. Later he left for the hospital where Ajit Pawar's body has been kept.