A chartered aircraft carrying NCP leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar crashed while attempting to land in Baramati, Pune district, on Wednesday morning, leaving four people dead, officials told PTI.
Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, 3 others on board dead after aircraft crashes in Pune district: Official
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The Mumbai–Baramati charter plane crash-landed at around 8.45 am in Baramati, ANI reported. Ajit Pawar was among those on board the aircraft at the time of the incident.
VIDEO | An aircraft with Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar on board crashes in Pune district: Official.
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Authorities said three others travelling on the plane also lost their lives. Emergency teams rushed to the site soon after the crash, while further details on the cause of the accident are awaited.
Ajit Pawar was headed to Baramati to attend a public rally for the Zilla Parishad Elections.
Pawar was in Mumbai on Tuesday where he attended a meeting of the Maharashtra Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure chaired by CM Devendra Fadnavis. Maharashtra Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, and concerned officials were present.