India, Jan. 29 -- On January 28, 2026, a charter aircraft carrying Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others crashed near the Baramati airstrip in Pune district, leaving no survivors. The tragedy has shaken the state, and authorities have now recovered the aircraft's black box, a critical step in uncovering what exactly went wrong moments before the crash.

The Bombardier Learjet 45, chartered from Mumbai and carrying Pawar, two pilots, a flight attendant, and a security officer, was on approach to land at Baramati when it crash-landed near the runway and burst into flames. All five people onboard were killed.

Initial reports suggest that visibility was poor during the final approach to Baramati's runway, a location wi...