India, Feb. 2 -- Opposition Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress and even the Mahayuti partner NCP leaders have raised doubts over Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar's death in a plane crash late last month, with demand for a high-level probe also emerging.

66-year-old Ajit Pawar died on the morning of January 28 after the aircraft carrying him crashed while attempting to land at the Baramati airport in Pune district. Among the deceased were his personal security officer, a flight attendant and two pilots.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Monday said Ajit Pawar died just days after he revealed he had a file on the BJP's scam and asserted that the chain of events was "mysterious".

Raut also claimed Ajit Pawar had decided to sever ti...