New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke to the Nationalist Congress Party (SCP) chief Sharad Pawar following the tragic demise of Ajit Pawar and expressed his condolences.

Ajit Pawar, 66, died this morning after the aircraft carrying him crashed while attempting to land at Baramati airport in Pune district. The plane crash-landed near the runway threshold, killing all five people on board the chartered plane. Among the deceased were his personal security officer, a flight attendant and two pilots.

The crash occurred around 8.48 am, and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau have dispatched probe teams to the site of the mishap to investigate.

Pawar w...