New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- Following the fatal crash involving the death of Maharashtra's six-time deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar along with four others in Baramati on Wednesday morning, the Indian Air Force deployed a team of Air Traffic Control (ATC) personnel along with essential technical equipment at the Baramati airport.

In a statement, the officials said that the swift move was undertaken following a request from the Government of Maharashtra. The IAF moved the team alongwith the equipment from the Air Force Station Lohegaon, Pune.

"On an urgent request from the Government of Maharashtra, the Indian Air Force swiftly deployed a team of Air Traffic Control personnel along with essential technical equipment from Air Force Station Lohega...