In Pics | Baramati plane crash that killed Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar and four others

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, along with four others, tragically lost their lives in a plane crash in Pune district. The aircraft, en route from Mumbai, crashed near Baramati on January 28, 2026. Pawar was traveling to address public meetings for the upcoming zilla parishad elections.

Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, along with four others, tragically died in a plane crash in Pune on January 28, 2026.

The incident took place when the plane, carrying 66-year-old Pawar and others, trying to land near Baramati.

Flight Radar data shows that the flight took off from Mumbai at 8:10 am and vanished from radar screens at around 8:45 am.

Pawar was en route from Mumbai to Baramati to address public meetings as part of his campaign for the upcoming zilla parishad elections on February 5 in the state.

According to a police official, five individuals were aboard when the plane went down at 8:50 am.

The Learjet 45 (LJ45), a mid-size business jet aircraft produced by the Learjet Division of Bombardier Aerospace, went off the runway while attempting to land at Baramati airport and burst into flames.

Locals gather after an aircraft carrying Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar crashed during landing at Baramati in the Pune district, Maharashtra.

Firefighters at the site after an aircraft carrying Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar crashed during landing at Baramati in the Pune district.