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Bengaluru, March 24 (IANS) A Zero FIR filed in Bengaluru has alleged a larger criminal conspiracy behind the January 28, 2026, plane crash near Baramati Airport in Maharashtra that killed then Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others.​ The complaint, filed on March 23 with the High Grounds police station by NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Rajendra Pawar, a nephew of the deceased, states that the crash was the result of a planned conspiracy to eliminate Ajit Pawar.It seeks to name all those responsi…

Mumbai, March 2 (IANS) Jay Ajit Pawar has strongly criticised the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau’s (AAIB) preliminary report on the plane crash in which his father, former Deputy Chief Minister and NCP President Ajit Pawar, died, calling the probe “incomplete and superficial”. He demanded a wider investigation and the immediate arrest of the airline’s owner. The appeal follows the release of a viral video allegedly showing Rohit Singh, the owner of VSR Ventures, asleep in the coc…

New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has grounded four planes in the fleet of VSR Ventures Pvt Ltd due to multiple violations revealed in a special safety audit conducted after the Learjet 45 crash in Mahrashtra’s Baramati on January 28 in which state Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was killed, according to an statement issued by the regulator on Tuesday.”Following the accident of LearJet 45 aircraft (VT-SSK) of M/s VSR Ventures Pvt Ltd on 28.01.2026 at Bara…

Pune, Feb 22 (IANS) The preliminary report on the Learjet 45 plane crash in Baramati in which NCP leader Ajit Pawar and four others died, will be released on or before February 28, Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol said on Sunday.Talking to reporters at an event here, Mohol said, “The preliminary report will be out before one month of the occurrence of the accident on January 28, which is on or before February 28.”The incident has taken a fresh turn with Ajit Pawar’s nep…

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Tata Group-owned Air India on Monday said it has grounded one of its Boeing 787-8 aircraft after a pilot reported a possible defect in the fuel control switch.The airline confirmed the development in an official response.Soon after receiving the information from the pilot, the aircraft was taken out of service as a precautionary step, Air India said.The airline has also involved aircraft manufacturer Boeing to examine the issue on a priority basis and address the pilot’…

New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has taken over the probe into the Baramati plane crash, and a team has departed from Delhi for Pune to investigate the deadly accident, in which Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others lost their lives. The team will head to Baramati after landing in Pune to initiate the investigation into the tragic crash.Five people, including Deputy CM Pawar, died in the Baramati plane crash on Wednesday morning, a…

Bhubaneswar, Jan 11 (IANS) The teams from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), on Sunday, began a probe into the crash landing of the nine-seater aircraft of India One Air that made an emergency landing at Jalda near Rourkela in Sundargarh district of Odisha. As per reports, the state government facilitated the teams to reach Rourkela on Sunday by providing a helicopter and other necessary arrangements for inspection and investig…

New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) In a bid to allow investigators to analyse the actions of air traffic controllers (ATCs) after an incident or accident, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has recommended the mandatory installation of video recording devices inside ATC towers at all international airports in the country.The move comes following AAIB’s investigation into a runway incident at Delhi airport in November last year, when an aircraft operated by Ariana Afghan Airlines landed on a…