Mumbai Police pays tribute to Vidip Jadhav, Ajit Pawar's PSO, killed in crash

Mumbai Police on Wednesday paid tribute to Ajit Pawars Personal Security Officer Vidip Jadhav who died in the tragic plane crash while on dutyMaharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar along with Vidip Jadhav and three others including the pilot copilot and staff member was killed in the plane crash on Wednesday morning near Baramati in Pune district of MaharashtraAccording to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation DGCA the passengers included Ajit Pawar Deputy CM NCP Chief Vidip Jadhav PSO Mumbai Police Constable Pinki Mali Flight Attendant Sumit Kapoor Staff Member Captain Sahil Madan PilotinCommandIn a post on Instagram Mumbai Police stated that Jadhavs unfortunate demise had left the police force and the city in deep shock and griefThe incident was described as a devastating loss for the Mumbai Police which lost a dedicated and dutybound officer in the line of serviceSenior officials and colleagues expressed sorrow over his tragic deathView this post on InstagramA post shared by Commissioner Mumbai Police cpmumbaipoliceAccording to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation DGCA the passengers included Ajit Pawar Vidip Jadhav PSO Mumbai Police Constable Pinki Mali Flight Attendant Sumit Kapoor Staff Member Captain Sahil Madan PilotinCommand First Officer CoPilotA committed officer lost in the line of dutyVidip Jadhav was known as a sincere and hardworking constable who carried out his responsibilities with discipline and commitment His death is an irreparable loss to the force officials saidOfficials said that Jadhav a Mumbai Police constable from the 2009 batch was serving as the Personal Security Officer PSO to Ajit Pawar at the time of the incident He was widely regarded as a dedicated officerNo survivors in crashAccording to the DGCA the aircraft carrying Ajit Pawar and four others crashlanded at Baramati airport on Wednesday killing all those on boardThe DGCA dispatched a team of officials to the crash site to investigate the incident The aircraft involved was a Learjet 45According to the official there were five people on board at the time of the accident Ajit Pawar two accompanying personnel including a personal security officer and an attendant and two crew members comprising the pilotincommand and the first officer None of the occupants survived the crash the official saidLimited visibilityAccording to the Ministry of Civil Aviation the aircraft made first contact with Baramati at 818 am and was cleared by Pune approach while inbound During the approach to Runway 11 the pilots reported limited visibility and carried out a goaround after failing to sight the runwayOn the second attempt the crew said the runway was visible and the aircraft was cleared to land at 843 am but no readback was received About one minute later ground staff saw flames near the runway threshold followed by a loud explosion Emergency teams rushed to the site where the wreckage was found close to the runwayThe Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau AAIB has taken charge of the probe