Breaking | Maharashtra CID begins probe into Baramati plane crash that killed Deputy CM Ajit Pawar: Officials

On Wednesday at 8.45 am, Pawar and four others were killed when the aircraft carrying them crashed in Pune district. File Pic

The Maharashtra Crime Investigation Department (CID) has started its probe into the plane crash in Baramati that killed Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others, an official said on Friday.

The state police have issued orders about the CID probe into the accidental death case registered at Baramati in Pune district, following the January 28 crash, a senior official told PTI.

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"The Pune Rural police registered a case of accidental death under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), which has now been transferred to the CID," he said.

Pawar (66), who had taken off from Mumbai, and four others on board a Learjet 45 aircraft died after it crashed barely 200 metres from the edge of the tabletop airstrip at Baramati, his hometown in Pune district, on Wednesday morning.

Those killed in the tragedy included Captain Sumit Kapoor, who had 15,000 hours of flying experience, co-pilot Captain Shambhavi Pathak with 1,500 hours of experience, Pawar's personal security officer Vidip Jadhav, and flight attendant Pinky Mali.

The official said a team of CID personnel has begun its work and will collect relevant documents from the Pune Rural police.

The team will also visit the crash site near the Baramati airstrip, he added.

The probe aims to rule out any sabotage to the aircraft before Pawar began his journey from Mumbai to Baramati.

Meanwhile, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), functioning under the Civil Aviation Ministry, has also initiated a formal investigation into the crash.

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