The chartered flight that going to Baramati from Mumbai, crashed at 8:45 am on Wednesday, killing all five people on board. The victims included Dy CM Ajit Pawar, his personal security officer, an air hostess, and two crew members.
The tragedy sent waves of grief through Vitawa area of Kalwa in Thane, where Jadhav lived for years. As news of his death reached the locality on Wednesday morning, neighbours gathered in shock, struggling to come to terms with the sudden loss.
On Wednesday, lawyer Prashant Bhushan, representing the NGO Safety Matters Foundation, which filed the PIL, informed the bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi that neither the central government nor the Aircraft Accident Investigation Board (AAIB) has yet filed its response to the petition.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee issued a strong statement on the incident, expressing apprehension over a possible conspiracy and questioning the overall security environment in the country.
Moments before the crash, the pilot issued a Mayday call to Air Traffic Control (ATC), indicating a critical emergency onboard.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others on board a chartered aircraft died after it crash-landed at Baramati airport on Wednesday
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