New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and five others were killed on Wednesday morning after an aircraft carrying them crashed in Pune district, officials confirmed.

The incident occurred while the aircraft was attempting to land in the Baramati area of Pune. Pawar, 66, who was also a senior leader of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), was travelling on the chartered flight at the time of the crash, according to official sources. The circumstances leading to the accident are under investigation.

Following the news of Pawar's death, NCP-SP leader Supriya Sule, along with Sunetra Pawar and Parth Pawar, departed for Maharashtra. Political leaders across party lines expressed shock and grief as condolences po...