India, Feb. 23 -- Pune - Union minister of state for Civil Aviation and Pune MP Murlidhar Mohol on Sunday said that the preliminary report of the probe into the aircraft incident involving Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar will be made public before February 28, reiterating that the probe is being conducted strictly as per established aviation safety protocols.

Mohol said the ministry had already released a comprehensive press note through the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) clarifying the sequence of events and the status of the probe. "I do not think there is any need to react to what different people are saying or to engage in speculation. The department I am responsible for is conducting the investigation thro...