"No Conspiracy In This": Sharad Pawar's First Reaction On Ajit Pawar's Death | Read

It was purely an accident, said an emotional Sharad Pawar, ruling out any conspiracy in the plane crash that killed his nephew Ajit Pawar on Wednesday morning.

Ajit Pawar's aircraft, a Bombardier Learjet 45 operated by private firm VSR Aviation,  was en route from Mumbai to Ajit Pawar's home city, Baramati, when it crash-landed and burst into flames in an open field near the runway. Television footage showed smoke rising from the wreckage.

"There's no conspiracy involved; it's purely an accident. Maharashtra has suffered a huge loss with the passing of Ajit Pawar. A capable leader has left us today. Maharashtra has lost a great personality today. This loss can never be compensated," Sharad Pawar said in his first comments on the tragedy. 

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