India, Feb. 2 -- A memorial for late Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar will be built on the premises of Vidya Pratishthan, the Baramati-based educational institution established by the Pawar family, a close aide said on Sunday.

Ajit Pawar (66) and four others were killed on January 28 when the aircraft they were travelling in crashed near the airstrip at Baramati airport. His last rites were performed the following day at the Vidya Pratishtan campus.

Kiran Gujar, a close associate of Ajit Pawar and a confidant of the Pawar family, said the memorial will be set up at the same location where the cremation was held.

According to Gujar, Sharad Pawar visited the site earlier on Sunday along with Pratibha Pawar before leaving for ...