Ajit Pawar plane crash: AAIB final report expected in January, further action after that, says Fadnavis
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced that the final report on the plane crash that killed former Deputy CM Ajit Pawar is expected by January. The government is awaiting the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau's findings before taking further action.
Why it matters
The incident involves a high-profile political figure, and the investigation's transparency is a point of contention for the opposition.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday (July 10, 2026) said the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is expected to submit its final report into the death of then Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash by January next year. Pawar died along with four others after their Learjet 45 plane crashed near Baramati airport on January 28 this year, following which the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) launched a probe.
Replying to the debate on the opposition-sponsored motion last week in the Assembly, Mr. Fadnavis said the AAIB is expected to submit its final report by January next year.
He said the preliminary report has already been received and investigators have reconstructed and retrieved digital evidence, including data from the aircraft's black box.
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