Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar Dies in Baramati Plane Crash

• Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar died in a private charter plane crash while landing in Baramati.
• The accident also claimed the lives of pilots Sumit Kapoor, Shambhavi Pathak, and charter staff Pinky Mali.
• Pinky Mali, daughter of NCP worker Shivkumar Mali, was on her third trip with Ajit Pawar.
• The plane, a Learjet 45XR (VT-SSK) owned by VSR Aviation, crashed around 8:45 AM during landing.
• Dense fog and low visibility are suspected causes for the crash at Baramati airport.

Why It Matters: Deputy CM Ajit Pawar and three others died in a Baramati plane crash, possibly due to dense fog.