Ajit Pawar Dies in Baramati Plane Crash; Aircraft Reduced to Debris

• NCP chief and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar died in an emergency plane crash landing in Baramati, Maharashtra.
• The aircraft, linked to Pawar, was reduced to twisted metal and debris, with smoke rising from the scene.
• Five people, including Ajit Pawar, two pilots, and two passengers, were killed in the crash.
• Pawar was en route to Baramati for a public rally ahead of Zilla Parishad elections, having attended a cabinet meeting in Mumbai earlier.
• Authorities are investigating the cause of the crash; Pawar was a long-serving Deputy Chief Minister across multiple administrations.

Why It Matters: Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar and four others died in a plane crash during an emergency landing in Baramati.