Mumbai, March 25 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said that the Zero FIR registered in Bengaluru in connection with the plane crash in which former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others died was a “strategic attempt” to malign Maharashtra’s image.He dismissed the validity of the Zero FIR filed in Karnataka, labelling it a political move. Under the law, a Zero FIR is typically reserved for instances where the victim is unable to reach a local police station; h…
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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…
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Union Civil Aviation Minister K. Ram Mohan Naidu, on Monday, told Rajya Sabha that the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) investigation into the Air India plane crash at Ahmedabad in June last year is progressing at a very good pace, and the report will be released “very soon”. The London-bound Air India Boeing 787 flight AI171 had crashed within seconds after taking off from the Ahmedabad airport on June 12, 2025, killing 260 people, including 241 persons on…
Mumbai, March 4 (IANS) NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), alleging a massive cover-up in the investigation into the plane crash that claimed the life of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on January 28.This marks the third press conference by Rohit Pawar regarding the incident, following previous briefings on February 10 and 19.Presenting video eviden…
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…
Mumbai, Feb 28 (IANS) NCP SP legislator Rohit Pawar on Saturday raised a question mark over the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB)report on the plane crash in Baramati in which former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and four others died. Rohit Pawar, who has claimed that it was not merely an accident but a sabotage, in his post on X, said, “What preliminary conclusion did the AAIB draw in the primary report? Based on this CID report, how will the investigation be conducted? The …
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) on Saturday submitted its preliminary report into the plane crash near Baramati in which Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others died on January 28 this year.“The document has been prepared based on the preliminary factual information and evidences collected during the initial stages of investigation. The information is preliminary and subject to change. Hence, unless and otherwise specified, no con…
Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party(SP) MLA Rohit Pawar has intensified his demand for a high-level criminal investigation into the plane crash that killed former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. He met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray, alleging a “conspiracy” and demanding an FIR against the aviation company involved.The crash on January 28 saw the Learjet 45 carrying Ajit Pawar crash during a second landing …
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said on Monday that an air ambulance from Ranchi to Delhi with seven on board crashed in Kasaria Panchayat of Chatra district, Jharkhand. The District Administration search-and-rescue team is at the location, and the AAIB team is being dispatched for investigation. Further information will be shared, said the aviation regulator in a statement.“On 23.02.2026, Redbird Airways Pvt Ltd Beechcraft C90 aircraft VT-AJV operatin…
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) A preliminary report on the investigation into the Learjet 45 (VT-SSK) crash at Maharashtra’s Baramati on January 28, leading to the demise of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and others on board, will be issued within 30 days of the occurrence of the accident, as per ICAO norms, and the final report will follow in due course, the Ministry of Civil Aviation said on Thursday.The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau’s (AAIB) investigation into the crash is …