Updated On: 29 January, 2026 08:53 AM IST | Pune | mid-day online correspondent
Pawar, 66, was killed on Wednesday morning when a chartered Learjet aircraft crashed near the Baramati airstrip, about 100 km from Pune. Four others on board — two pilots, a flight attendant and Pawar’s personal security officer — also lost their lives in the accident

Amit Shah. Pic/PTI
The final rites of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who died in a plane crash earlier this week, will be conducted with full state honours on Thursday in Baramati, Pune district, reported news agency PTI.
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) said Union Home Minister Amit Shah will attend the funeral, which is scheduled to take place around 11 am at the Vidya Pratishthan sports ground, reported PTI.