A private plane crashes in western India and kills a deputy chief minister and 4 others
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RAJESH ROYJanuary 28, 2026 at 08:23 AM
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A private plane crashed in western India on Wednesday, killing Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others. The aircraft, a mid-size Learjet 45, was traveling from Mumbai to Pawar's home city of Baramati when it crashed approximately 254 kilometers from Mumbai and caught fire. Pawar, 66, was en route to campaign in a local election. The directorate general of civil aviation confirmed that two of Pawar's staff members and two crew members also died in the crash. The cause of the crash is currently unknown.
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