Baramati (Maha), Jan. 29 -- Authorities probing the aircraft crash near Baramati that claimed the life of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and five others have recovered the blackbox from the accident site, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) said on Thursday.

In a statement, MoCA said all requisite response and investigative mechanisms were activated immediately after the crash, with a thorough, transparent, and time-bound inquiry remaining a top priority.

A team of three officers from the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), Delhi, and another team of three officers from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Mumbai Regional Office, reached the crash site on January 28. The Director General of AAIB als...