Ajit Pawar Plane Crash: Deputy CM, 4 Others Dead in Baramati Learjet Tragedy

• Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar and four others died in a private Learjet crash near Baramati.
• The aircraft, operated by VSR Ventures, crashed at 9:12 AM after taking off late from Mumbai, bound for Baramati for Zilla Parishad polls meetings.
• All five on board, including Pawar, Captain Sumit Kapoor, co-pilot Shambhavi Pathak, PSO Vidip Jadhav, and flight attendant Pinky Mali, were killed.
• Pinky Mali's last call to her father mentioned flying with Ajit Pawar to Baramati before heading to Nanded.
• Maharashtra declared three days of state mourning; last rites for Ajit Pawar will be held Thursday at Vidya Pratishthan ground in Baramati, with PM Modi and Amit Shah expected to attend.

Why It Matters: Deputy CM Ajit Pawar and four others died in a tragic plane crash near Baramati, Maharashtra.