The aircraft, operated by, was on a critical medical evacuation mission from to, carrying a patient, medical personnel, attendants, and flight crew. Such missions represent the highest level of humanitarian aviation service, where every second is vital in saving lives.
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLC Amol Mitkari on Monday drew a comparison to Ajit Pawar's Baramati plane crash with Rajiv Gandhi's assassination by the LTTE.
The District Administration and AAIB teams are at the location, and an investigation is underway. The plane, carrying seven people including two crew members, lost communication and radar contact with Kolkata at approximately 100 NM South-East of Varanasi at 19:34 IST.
A medical chartered plane with seven people on board, including two crew members, crashed at Kasariya Panchayat, Simariya block of Chatra district in Jharkhand on Monday, DGCA sources stated.
A military Mi-17 helicopter crashed in Peru's Arequipa region, killing all 15 people on board. The Peruvian Air Force confirmed the deaths of four crew members and eleven passengers after the aircraft lost radio contact on Sunday.
Responding to reports suggesting a crash involving the LCA Tejas aircraft, HAL on Monday said the incident was limited to a minor technical issue on the ground and there was no airborne accident.
Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol on Sunday said that the preliminary report into the plane crash incident involving Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar will be released before February 28.
Five police personnel died following a collision between a trailer and a police vehicle near Jharsuguda Sadar Police Station on National Highway 49 on Sunday, Jharsuguda Superintendent of Police (SP) Gundala Reddy Raghavendra said.
"We have come to know that VSR was not functioning well... VIPs travel with this airline; their lives could be at risk. What happened on 28 January was deeply unfortunate, as we lost our leader, Ajit Pawar. The family members and the people of Maharashtra demand a thorough investigation i
Waris Pathan on Saturday said there is nothing wrong if the family of senior Maharashtra leader Ajit Pawar seeks an investigation into the reported plane crash incident.
The allegations suggesting that Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu or the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) are involved in shielding anyone connected to Ajit Pawar's plane crash are completely unfounded, baseless and politically motivated, sources from TDP said on Saturday.