Maharashtra Deputy CM Pawar dies in plane crash

. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has died in a plane crash. The plane skidded off the runway while landing at the Baramati airport in Pune district.

According to Hindustan Times, Pawar’s aides have confirmed his death.TAG_OPEN_p_7 There were five people on board at the time of the crash.

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Videep Jadhav, Pinky Mali, Sumit Kapoor and Shambhavi Pathak were also on board the flight.TAG_OPEN_p_6 According to Kiran Gujar, a close aide of Pawar, the bodies of six people, including the deputy chief minister, have been brought to the hospital.

According to Hindustan Times, 66-year-old Pawar was on his way to Baramati to address four public meetings as part of preparations for the Zilla Parishad elections.TAG_OPEN_p_5

A detailed investigation into the cause of the accident has been launched and Indian political circles have expressed grief over the incident.TAG_OPEN_p_4