Ajit Pawar's son Jay Pawar demands probe, says Black Box doesn’t get destroyed easily

Jay Pawar also sought a ban on VSR Ventures Private Limited, the aviation company that operated the ill-fated Learjet 45XR plane which crashed claiming five lives.

Mumbai: Close on the heels of nephew Rohit Pawar, late NCP President and Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s son Jay Pawar too demanded a thorough probing saying that the Black Box of an aircraft does not get destroyed so easily. 

Jay Pawar’s statement comes comes days after his mother and Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar and brother Parth Pawar met Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and sought a CBI probe into the 28 January 2026 Learjet crash in Baramati in which Ajit Pawar was killed. 

Sunetra Pawar was accompanied by NCP working president Praful Patel, NCP state unit president Sunil Tatkare and senior minister Hasan Mushrif when they submitted a formal letter. 

Jay Pawar has sought a thorough probe citing possible serious lapses. 

Besides, he also sought a ban on VSR Ventures Private Limited, the aviation company that operated the ill-fated Learjet 45XR plane which crashed claiming five lives.

“The black box cannot get destroyed easily. The people of Maharashtra have the right to know the transparent and whole truth of the crash,” Jay Pawar said in a social media post.

Seeking a ban on VSR aviation firm, he said, “A detailed investigation of possible serious lapses and irregularities of the aircraft firm should be done in a detailed and impartial manner.” 

Jay Pawar’s post comes in the wake of a series of press conferences and media interactions, in which he called for an examination of the role of VSR and raised questions about the pilot.