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Ajit Pawar Crash: Rohit Pawar Files Zero FIR in Bengaluru After Maharashtra Refusal
The FIR alleges criminal conspiracy and gross negligence including falsified records and unsafe operations caused the crash killing Ajit Pawar, prompting calls for a wider probe.
- On Monday, March 23, 2026, Maharashtra MLA Rohit Rajendra Pawar filed a Zero FIR at Bengaluru's High Grounds Police Station seeking a murder investigation into the January 28 plane crash near Baramati Airport that killed his uncle, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, and four others.
- Pawar turned to Bengaluru police after authorities in Maharashtra repeatedly refused to register a criminal case, claiming the existing Pune CID inquiry into the Accidental Death Report failed to investigate a "larger criminal conspiracy."
- The FIR alleges VSR Ventures Private Limited operated Aircraft VT-SSK despite a February 24 DGCA audit declaring it "not airworthy," and claims the company falsified records to hide the aircraft exceeded its mandatory 5,000 flight hour engine overhaul limit.
- High Grounds has transferred the FIR to Baramati Rural Police for investigation; officials stated the Zero FIR will not directly merge into the CID's ongoing accidental death inquiry, leaving its investigative path under review.
- The Maharashtra government initiated communication regarding transferring the Accidental Death probe to the CBI in late February, and Pawar stated he will keep a "close watch" on how the investigation progresses.
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