Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar faction) MLA Rohit Pawar met Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi on Thursday and reiterated the demand for a fair investigation into the plane crash that claimed the life of senior leader Ajit Pawar earlier this year. According to Rohit Pawar, the meeting focused on concerns regarding the investigation into th
12 March,2026 06:59 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondentWeeks after Ajit Pawar died in a plane crash that killed four others, the family of Pinky Mali, a flight attendant who also died in the crash, has alleged that the owner of the charter company involved in the incident attempted to pressure them to stay away from speaking to the media. According to the family, VSR owner V.K. Singh allegedly warned
10 March,2026 12:15 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentWeeks after Ajit Pawar’s death in a plane crash at Baramati, NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar once again questioned VSR Ventures about alleged irregularities. Rohit Pawar questioned whether VSR Ventures owner V K Singh was trying to hold the pilot of the Learjet aircraft responsible for the crash that killed Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar an
10 March,2026 10:59 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentMaharashtra Deputy Chief Minister (CM) Sunetra Pawar on Saturday said multiple agencies are investigating the January 28 plane crash that killed her husband and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Ajit Pawar, stressing that the public must wait for the final report before drawing conclusions. Speaking to reporters in Pune, Sunetra Pawar said, "
07 March,2026 11:44 PM IST | Pune | mid-day online correspondentNCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Friday said he will meet Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal and other leaders of the INDIA alliance in New Delhi to urge them to raise the issue of the January 28 plane crash that killed former Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and four others, reported news agency PTI. Speaking to reporters in Pu
06 March,2026 08:42 PM IST | Pune | mid-day online correspondentNCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Friday questioned whether the Maharashtra Crime Investigation Department (CID) had actually interrogated V K Singh, the owner of VSR Ventures, or extended him “royal hospitality” during questioning in connection with the January 28 plane crash in Baramati, reported the PTI. Singh was summoned to the CID offi
06 March,2026 05:05 PM IST | Pune | mid-day online correspondentThe Maharashtra Crime Investigation Department (CID) on Thursday questioned senior officials from VSR Ventures, the operator of the Learjet 45 aircraft that crashed near Baramati on January 28, killing Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others, reported the PTI. A CID officer confirmed the questioning but did not disclose further details as
05 March,2026 01:56 PM IST | Pune | mid-day online correspondentSenior NCP (SP) leader Jayant Patil on Wednesday said efforts to reunite the two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) have come to a complete standstill following the death of former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, reported news agency IANS. Speaking to reporters, Patil revealed that discussions aimed at merging the Ajit
04 March,2026 03:21 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentNationalist Congress Party (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Wednesday strongly criticised the investigation into the plane crash that killed Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on January 28, alleging serious discrepancies in the official findings, reported news agency IANS. Addressing a press conference, Pawar accused the Aircraft Accident Invest
04 March,2026 02:40 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentJay Pawar, son of late Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, has posted a purported video on social media alleging that Rohit Singh, owner of VSR Ventures, was seen asleep in the chief pilot’s seat during a flight. He has called for Singh’s immediate arrest. He further urged authorities to ground all aircraft operated by VSR V
02 March,2026 01:50 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentThe Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on Saturday released its preliminary report on the VSR Venture Learjet crash near Baramati that led to the death of late Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others. The report, it said, was prepared based on the preliminary factual information and evidences collected during the in
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