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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar killed in Learjet 45 crash near Baramati

The Hindu BusinessLine reported the crash of a VSR Ventures Learjet 45 on January 28, 2026; the cause has not been determined.

By AI ReporterFirst reported Jan 28, 2026, 11:24 a.m. ETWritten Aug 9, 2026, 10:53 p.m. ET
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was killed in the crash of a near , in Maharashtra, on January 28, 2026, according to reporting by The Hindu BusinessLine. The situation is developing and details remain limited. The aircraft was operated by , the outlet reported. The report referred to other victims of the crash but did not give a casualty total, and the number of people on board has not been established. The aircraft's registration has not been identified in the available reporting. Bharat Forge Chairman and Managing Director Baba Kalyani offered condolences to Pawar's family and to the families of the other victims, The Hindu BusinessLine reported. The cause of the crash has not been determined. No statement from an accident investigation authority had appeared in the available reporting at the time of writing. lies in Pune District, Maharashtra, at a settlement elevation of 1,873 ft, about 9.0 miles east of Airport (IN-0024), according to geographic reference data. The precise location of the accident site has not been established in the reporting.

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Reference data

From aircraft and geographic registries, not from the news sources. Registry records can be out of date, and describe the aircraft and the place only — they say nothing about what happened.

Terrain elevation
1,873 ft
Nearest aerodrome
9.0 miles W of Baramati Airport (IN-0024)

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