HM Shah departs for Baramati after Deputy CM Ajit Pawar’s plane crash

Union Home Minister Amit Shah left for Baramati after Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar and five others died in a plane crash while landing. PM Modi and Shah spoke to CM Fadnavis as DGCA teams began investigations

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah departed for Baramati on Wednesday following the tragic plane crash in which Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and five others were killed.

Ajit Pawar’s wife and Rajya Sabha member Sunetra Pawar, their son Parth Pawar, and NCP(SP) MP Supriya Sule will depart for Mumbai soon.

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Meanwhile, Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde will arrive in Baramati later in the day. The state government has also cancelled all the official events in view of the plane crash.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah held a telephonic conversation with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis following the plane crash in Baramati involving Deputy CM Ajit Pawar.

PM Modi and HM Shah were briefed about the accident and the latest updates on the situation, according to the Maharashtra government officials.

Deputy Chief Minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar and five others died in a plane crash near Baramati on Wednesday. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has confirmed that all six passengers on board are dead.

The plane crashed while landing near Baramati. Visuals from the spot show fire and smoke, mangled remains of the plane, and ambulances rushing the injured to nearby hospitals.

There were people at the wreckage site trying to extend help in every possible way. This incident occurred around 9 am, an hour after the plane took off from Mumbai. Deputy CM Pawar’s family rushed to the accident site.

Incidentally, his wife and party MP Sunetra, and son, Parth, were set to leave for Baramati from Delhi, along with the leader’s cousin, and NCP-SP working president Supriya Sule.

Amid ongoing elections to the Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis, Dy CM Ajit Pawar was travelling from Mumbai to Baramati to attend a public meeting. Emergency services and senior security officials have reached the site in Baramati. Rescue teams were deployed immediately after the aircraft lost control during the landing phase.

Three bodies were rushed to the Baramati Medical College. The identification of the bodies is underway, as per the Pune Superintendent of Police (SP). A team of DGCA officials has arrived at the plane crash site.

More details were awaited about the plane crash. Reports said that locals had rushed to the spot on seeing the plane crashing. This incident comes after several aviation-related scares for the leader.

In October 2024, a helicopter intended to pick up his party colleague Sunil Tatkare crashed in Pune, and there have been previous instances of emergency landings in the region due to bad weather.