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The Maharashtra Crime Investigation Department (CID) connected Thursday (March 5, 2025) questioned V.K. Singh, proprietor of VSR Ventures, which operated the craft progressive successful the Baramati clang that killed Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, a CID serviceman said.
“The connection of V.K. Singh is being recorded,” said the CID officer, without disclosing much details astir the questioning, which was inactive underway.
A Learjet 45 aircraft, operated by VSR Ventures, crashed adjacent the Baramati aerial portion successful Pune territory connected January 28, sidesplitting Ajit Pawar and 4 others.
After the level crash, an accidental decease study was registered astatine the Baramati Taluka constabulary station, and the lawsuit was aboriginal transferred to the Pune CID. Earlier, the State bureau had said that its absorption was to ascertain if sabotage oregon transgression negligence led to the Baramati tragedy.
Days earlier Mr. Singh’s questioning, the CID had sent a acceptable of questions to VSR Ventures successful transportation with its probe into the level crash, according to a source.
NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar had alleged connected Wednesday (March 4) that idiosyncratic was trying to prevention VSR Ventures, and claimed that a preliminary probe by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) vindicated the doubts earlier raised by him.
In its 22-page preliminary study connected the aerial tragedy, the AAIB said the visibility astatine the clip of the clang was beneath the required level. It besides flagged fading marks connected the runway and the beingness of escaped gravel connected the runway surface.
A fewer days ago, Ajit Pawar’s lad Jay Pawar had shared a purported video connected societal media alleging that Mr. Singh’s lad Rohit Singh was seen dozing disconnected successful the main pilot’s spot during a flight, and demanded his contiguous arrest.
He had besides demanded that each craft of VSR Ventures beryllium grounded till the enquiry into his father’s level clang is completed.
