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Maharashtra Deputy CM Sunetra Pawar raises doubts over Ajit Pawar plane crash for first time, seeks probe

Maharashtra Deputy CM Sunetra Pawar raises doubts over Ajit Pawar plane crash for first time, seeks probe

Maharashtra Deputy CM Sunetra Pawar, during the Baramati bypoll campaign, spoke for the first time about the plane crash that killed Ajit Pawar, saying she too has doubts over the incident. She demanded a thorough investigation and strict punishment for those responsible Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Pacoima plane crash videos: Scary footage from Van Nuys captures tragic San Fernando Valley accident; watch

Pacoima plane crash videos: Scary footage from Van Nuys captures tragic San Fernando Valley accident; watch

A small plane crashed near the Pacoima and Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley region on Monday afternoon. The airplane went down in the parking lot of a store, pulling down power wires, and immediately erupting into flames after the plane crash. Representational. NBC 7 Los Angeles reported that the aircraft was a 2007 Cessna 172S Skyhawk. The pilot inside the plane was rescued with injuries but spoke to first responders and is believed to be stable. Here’s a video of the incident shared on the Citizen app: The NBC report noted that the aircraft was registered to a local flight school. The store in question belongs to O’Reilly Auto Parts on the intersection of Ralston Avenue and Van Nuys Boulevard. But the crashed airplane did not hit any cars, the Los Angeles Fire Department confirmed. Here’s another video of the crash shared by KTLA: Pacoima is a neighborhood in the northeastern San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. This story is being updated. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, …

SpiceJet aircraft collides with Akasa Air plane at Delhi airport runway

SpiceJet aircraft collides with Akasa Air plane at Delhi airport runway

Two aircraft — Akasa Air and Spicejet — were involved in a ground collision at Delhi airport on Thursday, officials said, adding that the all the passengers were safe and no injuries have so far been reported in the incident. The incident occurred while one aircraft was stationary and another was taxiing on the ground at the Indira Gandhi International, they said. Akasa Air flight returns to bay An Akasa Air aircraft operating flight QP 1406 from Delhi to Hyderabad returned to the bay after a ground contact incident. According to the airline, the aircraft was stationary when another aircraft made contact with it. All passengers and crew were safely disembarked, and alternative arrangements were being made to transport passengers to Hyderabad. In an official statement, the airline said, “Akasa Air’s aircraft operating flight QP 1406 from Delhi to Hyderabad had to return to the bay on April 16, 2026. Preliminary information indicates that Akasa’s aircraft was stationary when another airline’s aircraft made contact with it. All passengers and crew were safely disembarked, and our …

Catering truck collides with parked IndiGo aircraft at Kolkata airport, plane suffers minor damage| India News

Catering truck collides with parked IndiGo aircraft at Kolkata airport, plane suffers minor damage| India News

An IndiGo aircraft suffered minor damage after a catering truck hit the engine at the Kolkata airport on Tuesday, HT has learnt. An IndiGo aircraft suffered a minor damage after a catering truck hit the aircraft. (Vipin Kumar/ Hindustan Times)) The incident occurred when the aircraft was parked on the tarmac at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport. It resulted in a minor damage to the aircraft. “A third-party unmanned vehicle on the apron moved and came in contact with a parked IndiGo aircraft at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata on 7 April 2026. The relevant authorities have been informed,” an IndiGo spokesperson said. “The aircraft is grounded undergoing thorough inspections and necessary maintenance before being cleared for operations. We will be closely working with the authorities to investigate this. The aircraft was scheduled to operate flight 6E 6663 from Kolkata to Guwahati. An alternate aircraft has been arranged to operate the flight,” the statement added. The latest incident comes roughly two months after a New York-bound Air India aircraft’s engine was damage …

Activist cites CDR, raises doubts over Kharat’s calls around Ajit Pawar plane crash

Activist cites CDR, raises doubts over Kharat’s calls around Ajit Pawar plane crash

Social activist Anjali Damania on Monday raised doubts over jailed self-styled godman Ashok Kharat’s calls on the day of and after Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar’s plane crash in January. Damania released what she claimed was Kharat’s call data record (CDR). HT could not independently verify the CDR’s authenticity. Self-styled godman Ashok Kharat. (HT PHOTO) Damania pointed to calls between Kharat and Omprakash Koyte Patil, chief of Samata Credit Society, in which some of the over 100 accounts in which the self-styled godman is the nominee were opened. Police are investigating the financial transactions between Kharat and Patil. On Friday, Damania released another CDR, claiming Kharat made calls to politicians, including deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leaders Sunil Tatkare, Rupali Chakankar, Bharatiya Janata Party ministers Chandrakant Patil and Ashish Shelar. On Monday, she referred to 13 calls between Patil and Kharat from October 9 last year to January 22. Of them, eight were outgoing and three incoming. There were three messages between the two. The longest call was 7.8 minutes …

DGCA asks Air India to take corrective measures after wrong plane sent to Vancouver| India News

DGCA asks Air India to take corrective measures after wrong plane sent to Vancouver| India News

Aviation watchdog DGCA has asked Air India to take corrective measures after the airline deployed a wrong aircraft for operating a flight to Vancouver last week, a senior official said on Thursday. A Vancouver-bound Air India Boeing 777-200 LR aircraft, after being airborne for over seven hours, returned to Delhi on March 19 after it was found that the plane was not approved for operating the flight. The approval is only for Boeing 777-300 ER to operate that flight. (REUTERS) Action has also been taken against an airline official for the incident, the senior official at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) told PTI. A Vancouver-bound Air India Boeing 777-200 LR aircraft, after being airborne for over seven hours, returned to Delhi on March 19 after it was found that the plane was not approved for operating the flight. The approval is only for Boeing 777-300 ER to operate that flight. Following the incident, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had sought a report from the airline. Air India has been asked to …

Karnataka transfers `Zero FIR` in Ajit Pawar plane crash to Maharashtra Police

Karnataka transfers `Zero FIR` in Ajit Pawar plane crash to Maharashtra Police

The Karnataka Police on Wednesday transferred the ‘Zero FIR’ registered in connection with the plane crash that killed senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar to the Maharashtra Police, citing jurisdictional grounds, reported news agency IANS. The case, initially filed in Bengaluru, has now been forwarded along with all relevant documents, with a request to hand it over to the Baramati Rural Police Station in Pune district for further investigation, reported IANS. FIR Transfer Initiated on Jurisdiction Grounds Karnataka Additional Director General of Police (Crime and Technical Services) P Harishekaran formally communicated the transfer request to the Maharashtra Director General of Police, reported IANS. The Zero FIR was originally registered at High Grounds Police Station in Bengaluru, allowing the complaint to be filed irrespective of where the incident occurred. Authorities have now sought its transfer to the appropriate jurisdiction in Maharashtra, reported IANS. Complaint Alleges Criminal Conspiracy Behind Crash The FIR was filed by Rohit Pawar, who alleged a larger conspiracy behind the January 28, 2026 plane crash near Baramati Airport that claimed five lives, including Ajit …

Why Rohit Pawar Went to Bengaluru to File a Murder Case Over Ajit Pawar’s Fatal Plane Crash Amid Claims of a ‘Larger Conspiracy’

Why Rohit Pawar Went to Bengaluru to File a Murder Case Over Ajit Pawar’s Fatal Plane Crash Amid Claims of a ‘Larger Conspiracy’

A Zero FIR alleging a criminal conspiracy behind the death of former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash, registered at a police station in Bengaluru on a complaint by his nephew and MLA Rohit Pawar, has been transferred to the Maharashtra Police for further investigation. According to the police, the FIR, registered on March 23 at the High Grounds Police Station, was transferred to the Baramati Rural police in Maharashtra. Ajit Pawar and four others were killed on January 28, 2026, when a Bombardier Learjet 45 (VT-SSK), operated by VSR Ventures Private Limited, crashed near Baramati airport in Pune district while flying from Mumbai. ‘Larger criminal conspiracy’ In his complaint filed under Section 173(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Rohit Pawar said he had earlier approached the Marine Drive and Baramati police stations in February, but no FIR was registered. He also alleged that the Pune CID was examining only the Accidental Death Report (ADR) angle, prompting him to seek a broader criminal probe independent of the Aircraft Accident …

Zero FIR filed at Bengaluru in Baramati plane crash; alleges conspiracy

Zero FIR filed at Bengaluru in Baramati plane crash; alleges conspiracy

In a significant development in the Baramati plane crash that killed Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, the Karnataka State Police have registered a Zero FIR alleging a larger criminal conspiracy behind the incident.  While the case has been registered in Bengaluru, despite the incident occurring in Maharashtra. The FIR will be transferred to the Maharashtra Police for detailed investigation. As per the FIR registered in Bengaluru, the case has been filed under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including those related to culpable homicide, negligence, and criminal conspiracy. The FIR was registered on March 23 at High Grounds Police Station in Bengaluru after the complainant, Rohit Pawar, nephew of the deceased, approached authorities, claiming that earlier attempts to lodge a complaint in Maharashtra were not accepted. Baramati plane crash killed five, including Ajit Pawar The fatal plane crash occurred on January 28, 2026, when a chartered plane, operated by a private firm, crashed near Baramati Airport in the Pune district. The aircraft was flying from Mumbai to Baramati, and all five persons, …

Air India flies ‘wrong’ Boeing 777 jet to Vancouver, plane makes U-turn after 4 hours| India News

Air India flies ‘wrong’ Boeing 777 jet to Vancouver, plane makes U-turn after 4 hours| India News

New Delhi: A Vancouver-bound Air India flight from Delhi, operated by a Boeing 777 200LR aircraft, was forced to return to Delhi on Thursday evening after flying for over seven hours, as it was found that the aircraft deployed for the service was not approved for operations to Canada, people aware of the matter said. An alleged lapse in updating operational requirements led to the wrong aircraft being assigned to the flight, people aware of the matter said. (Reuters/File Photo) An alleged lapse in updating operational requirements led to the wrong aircraft being assigned to the flight, they said. “Air India flight AI185, operating from Delhi to Vancouver on March 19 returned to Delhi due to an operational issue and in line with established standard operating procedures. The aircraft landed safely, and all passengers and crew had disembarked (safely),” an Air India spokesperson said on Friday adding that the flight departed for Vancouver on Friday morning, but did not give details. The spokesperson said that the airline’s ground teams in Delhi had provided all necessary …