Pawar Plane Crash: State Mourning Declared

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar died when his aircraft crashed-landed in Baramati district of Pune on Wednesday, January 28. There were five people on board, including three passengers, one pilot, and one crew member. The aircraft crashed-landed at Baramati during landing near the threshold at Runway 11 at 8:48 am.

It was a VTSSK Learjet 45 aircraft.

The government has announced three-day state mourning as a mark of respect to Nationalist Congress Party chief.

Multiple reports said Pawar was scheduled to attend multiple political events in Baramati today. Preliminary information suggested that the aircraft encountered trouble while landing at the Baramati airstrip during Pawar’s visit to the town.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah both contacted Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and received information and updates about the Baramati plane crash, the state government said. The Chief Minister has cancelled his Konkan rally which was scheduled for today.