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A time aft the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) sought a CBI probe into the level clang that killed its chief, Ajit Pawar’s nephew and NCP SP MLA Rohit Pawar on Wednesday (February 18, 2026) alleged that the level was loaded with other substance tanks, questioning wherefore nary enactment has been taken against VSR Aviation company.
The Karjat MLA besides demanded the mounting up of a committee to show the ongoing investigation, consisting Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi and Pawar household members.
“The high-intensity detonation occurred during the clang owed to amerciable substance tanks. The substance vessel was full, and 2 much tanks were kept successful the plane, acting arsenic a bomb. Why did you privation to person truthful galore substance tanks to alert to Baramati? The refilling could person been done successful Hyderabad arsenic well,” Mr. Pawar said, adding that tiny things are forcing america to question whether this is an mishap oregon a conspiracy.
Pointing retired the hold successful the investigation, Mr. Pawar said, “The probe bid was issued connected February 2, and the forensic radical reached the spot precocious successful the evening connected January 28. How the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DCGA) investigates erstwhile determination are discrepancies successful the VSR’s operations. 20 days person gone by, and wherefore is determination nary preliminary study out? They are protecting VSR and the brains down it. We were checking wherefore determination is nary enactment connected the VSR company.”
Mr. Pawar further raised concerns implicit the whereabouts of VSR Venture’s owner, V.K. Singh, and his son, Rohit Singh. He alleged that Rohit Singh, who is successful Miami, near India aft the mishap and should person been detained for questioning. “Powerful radical are purposely protecting VSR arsenic respective ministers for TDP and different parties are adjacent to them,” helium said, adding that this is wherefore planetary agencies should beryllium appointed with a monitoring committee having Leader of Opposition successful Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Pawar household members, MPs, and a Judge connected the panel.
Following the demise of the erstwhile president of NCP, Ajit Pawar, successful a level clang connected January 28, questions surrounding the circumstances of the mishap person intensified, with Rohit Pawar and different leaders expressing scepticism.
Earlier connected February 10, Rohit Pawar presented a PowerPoint briefing connected the accident, outlining alleged inconsistencies successful the series of events, concerns implicit DCGA’s probe, and enactment against the VSSR company. He besides raised doubts connected the DCGA’s investigation, saying, “They made a blunder close from mentioning the incorrect exemplary fig of the Learjet 45 aircraft.
Poor attraction of VSR planes
Mr. Pawar alleged that VSR has poorly maintained their aircraft, jeopardising the lives of VVIP and different passengers travelling connected them. He pointed retired that the institution is manipulating the documents to link the dots and enactment up a choky representation of nary discrepancies astatine the institution level.
“DCGA was unaware of the formation plans of Ajit Pawar; the formation plans were changed. Now, VSR are trying to align each the paperwork. One should inquire for integer evidence, wherever the papers were signed nether the CCTV,” helium said.
Mr. Pawar besides highlighted the discrepancies successful the cognition of VSR, citing wherefore the formation took disconnected erstwhile visibility was beneath the norms of DCGA, and wherefore the determination of flying backmost to Mumbai was not taken. He raised concerns implicit the registration of the level and certification of aerial worthiness, the hours completed by the plane, accusing VSR of operating planes connected worn-out engines. “As per the DCGA, the full hours the formation completed were 4915 hours, and lone 85 hours were left. However, we judge the instrumentality completed 8000 hours. Honeywell company, who has designed the engine, has been reluctant to springiness the data. I petition DCGA to besides analyse this.”
“Technically, the achromatic container tin beryllium damaged astatine 1100 degrees Celsius for 1 hour, which is again installed nether the Aluminium covering, which has a melting constituent of 645 degrees Celsius, truthful however is it imaginable that portion of it is burned? According to norms, 2 hours of signaling is required; lone 30 minutes were done. Why the violations? Where are the accountable managers and information officials, who are appointed aft DCGA interviews them? Have DCGA interrogated them?” helium further questioned.
The NCP (SP) person besides touched upon the security angle, saying, “The security worth of the level has been 55 crore, and liability security is 210 crore. The purchasing terms was 35 crore, and the merchantability worth has been 10-15 crores.”
