New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar died in a plane crash near Baramati in Pune district on the morning of 28 January. The accident occurred while the chartered aircraft was attempting to land at Baramati airport. The aircraft crash-landed off the runway. 

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) confirmed that the 66-year-old was on board the Learjet 45. Pawar was travelling with Vidip Jadhav, attendant Pinky Mali and Personal Security Officer (PSO) Sumit Kapoor.

Captain Sahil Madan was the Pilot-in-Command (PIC). Captain Yash and Shambhavi Pathak, the First Officer (FO), were also on board. None of them survived.

Footage from the scene showed wreckage and smoke at the crash site, and eme...