India, Feb. 11 -- NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Tuesday alleged the plane crash in Baramati that killed Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar could be an act of sabotage and demanded a comprehensive investigation by an independent agency, including a foreign aviation body.

Rohit, a third-generation leader from the Pawar family - Ajit's father and Rohit's grandfather were siblings - raised questions regarding the maintenance practices of VSR Ventures, the company that owned the Learjet 45 aircraft involved in the crash. Rohit is part of the Sharad Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party, from which Ajit broke away in July 2023.

Rohit alleged that the firm illegally carried additional fuel tanks to cut costs and that internal...