Ajit Pawar cremated; Amit Shah, Nitin Nabin, other top leaders pay respect
Ajit Pawar Plane Crash: The last rites of Ajit Pawar, 66, were performed at the sports ground of Vidya Pratishthan in Baramati in Pune district by his sons Parth and Joy.
AFTER the final darshan at the residence, the mortal remains of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar were taken to the sports ground of Vidya Pratishthan in Baramati in Pune district, where the last rites were held with full state honours.
The last rites of Ajit Pawar, 66, were performed at the sports ground of Vidya Pratishthan in Baramati in Pune district around 11 am.
Hundreds of mourners joined the funeral procession and chanted slogans such as "Ajit Dada Amar Rahe" and "Ajit Dada Parat Ya" (Ajit Dada please come back).
Top leaders, including Union Home Minister Amit Shah, were present at the funeral.
How did Ajit Pawar die?
Ajit Pawar was killed on Wednesday morning after the chartered Learjet crashed near the Baramati airstrip, around 100 km from Pune.
The aircraft was cleared for landing in Baramati after a go-around due to poor visibility, but having finally received a clearance, it did not give any read-back to the ATC, and moments later burst into flames near the edge of the airstrip, according to the government's statement detailing the sequence of events that led to the crash and Pawar's death.
Full state honours were accorded to Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar as his mortal remains were taken to the Vidya Pratishthan ground for the last rites. His remains arrived wrapped in the Tricolour at the Vidya Pratishthan.
Who all were killed in the crash?
Two pilots, a flight attendant and a personal security officer were also killed in the accident.
Those killed in the crash were:
Captain Sumit Kapoor, who had a flying experience of 15,000 hours
Co-pilot Capt. Shambhavi Pathak with 1,500 hours of flying
Personal Security Officer (PSO) Vidip Jadhav
Flight attendant Pinky Mali.
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