Mumbai, Jan 28
NCP leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar died in an air crash today morning.
The plane he was travelling crashed while landing at Baramati airport in Maharashtra. According to early reports, Pawar sustained serious injuries in the incident, multiple fractured and was rushed to a hospital for treatment.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation said six people have been killed in the crash. Pawar was travelling in a charter flight and was bound for Pune to start campaign for forthcoming zila parishad polls. He was scheduled to attend four campaign rallies in Pune.
Ajit Pawar was the incumbent 8th Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He was travelling with six others on the aircraft. Emergency response teams rushed to the crash site, and more details are awaited.
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