Fire and wreckage were seen in Maharashtra’s Baramati after a plane belonging to NCP chief and Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar crashed during an emergency landing attempt. According to PTI, Pawar is among the five people killed in the plane crash. Among the others who died are two pilots and two passengers.
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Visuals from the spot showed mangled remains of the aircraft and police and other officials on site.
This incident occurred around 9 am, an hour after the plane took off from Mumbai. The NCP chief was to travel to Baramati to address rallies ahead of local body polls.