Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:27am on 28 Jan 2026,Wednesday India
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar died in a plane crash in Baramati on Wednesday morning. Minutes before the accident, a post was shared from his X account at 8:57 am. The post paid tribute to freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai on his birth anniversary. The message praised his role in India’s freedom struggle and his lifelong service to the nation. The aircraft crashed while attempting to land at Baramati airport, killing all five people on board, officials said. Visuals showed the plane destroyed in a field near the runway. An investigation has been ordered to find the cause of the crash. (PC: HT)
