US EditionAjit Pawar News LIVE: Last Rites of Maharashtra Dy CM at Vidya Pratishthan Ground at 11 AM Today
The funeral honors Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, who died in a plane crash killing all five onboard; the state observes three days of mourning, officials said.
- On January 29, 2026, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar's funeral will be held at 11 am at Vidya Pratishtan ground in Baramati after his death in a plane crash Wednesday.
- The chartered Mumbai–Baramati flight crash-landed at the runway threshold shortly after takeoff, and AAIB investigators questioned VRS Ventures' owner for nearly 90 minutes while DGCA and forensics teams probe the accident.
- Named victims include Pinky Mali, Vidip Jadhav, Captain Sumit Kapur and Captain Shambhavi Pathak, and post-mortems of the two pilots were completed with bodies released to families.
- Following Pawar's death, Maharashtra declared a public holiday and three days of state mourning, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah likely to attend amid heavy police and NDRF deployment.
- Officials say Maharashtra Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections will proceed on February 5 despite mourning, and the funeral procession will start from the Vidya Pratishthan campus at 9 am.
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'Dada, Come Back': Ajit Pawar Cremated With State Honours as Supporters Mourn
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar was cremated on Thursday, 29 January, in his hometown of Baramati, Maharashtra, a day after he was tragically killed in a plane crash.The funeral was conducted in the presence of thousands of party workers and supporters, who were seen in tears, amid chants of 'Dada, Parat Ya' (Ajit Pawar, come back), and 'Ajit Dada Amar Rahe' (Ajit Pawar is immortal).Ajit P…
Amit Shah to attend Ajit Pawar's funeral in Maharashtra
Baramati: The last rites of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, killed in a plane crash, will be held with full state honours on Thursday, January 29, at Baramati in Pune district. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be among the leaders present at the funeral, his Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) said. The last rites of Pawar (66) would be performed at the sports ground of Vidya Pratishthan in Baramati in Pune district around 11 am. Pa…
Ajit Pawar Funeral LIVE Updates: Maharashtra To Bid Adieu To ‘Dada’ In Baramati; Amit Shah To Attend Last Rites
Maharashtra is grieving the loss of DCM Ajit Pawar, who died in a plane crash. The state has announced 3 days of mourning and his last rites will be held in Baramati with full state honours today.
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