Jay Pawar shares video alleging VSR owner slept in cockpit, demands arrest

Jay Pawar son of late Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has posted a purported video on social media alleging that Rohit Singh owner of VSR Ventures was seen asleep in the chief pilotrsquos seat during a flightHe has called for Singhrsquos immediate arrestHe further urged authorities to ground all aircraft operated by VSR Ventures until the investigation into his fatherrsquos plane crash is concludedThe Learjet 45 that crashed on January 28 in Baramati Pune district carrying Ajit Pawar and four others was operated by VSR VenturesWatch Ajit Pawars son shares video of VSR Ventures owner asleep during flightView this post on InstagramA post shared by Jay Pawar jayajitpawarSharing the clip on social media on Sunday Jay Pawar stated ldquoWe lost our fatherhellip this pain will stay with us for a lifetime In this video Rohit Singh owner of VSR is seen asleep in the chief pilotrsquos seat during the flight Such negligence while the aircraft is in the air is unacceptable This is extremely serious and shockingrdquoHe demanded that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation DGCA take immediate and strict action in the matterldquoAll VSR aircraft must be grounded with immediate effect until a complete investigation is conducted and Rohit Singh should be arrested without delay and subjected to stringent legal action This is a sonrsquos anguished appealhellip for my father and for the safety of every passengerrdquo he saidJay Pawar slams preliminary AAIB report says it lacks detailsThe Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau AAIB on Saturday released its preliminary report on the plane crash stating that visibility at the time of the crash was below the required levelAccording to PTI the report flagged fading runway markings and the presence of loose gravel on the runway surface at Baramati It recommended that the DGCA ensure stakeholders maintain safety standards at uncontrolled airfieldsJay Pawar expressed disappointment over the AAIB reportldquoI read the preliminary report I feel pain and disappointment that the report was not detailed or comprehensiveThe people of Maharashtra and the families who lost their loved ones in the accident deserve transparent information about the plane crash and all questions should be answeredrdquo he addedJay Pawar demands action against entire fleet of VSR VenturesThe late NCP leaderrsquos younger son also demanded strict action against the entire fleet of VSR Ventures reported PTIldquoThe DGCA grounded some VSR aircraft based on certain loopholes The possibility cannot be ruled out that other aircraft may also have similar loopholesrdquo he said reported PTIldquoIf serious discrepancies are found in adherence to rules and SOPs then instead of taking action against only some aircraft action should be taken against the entire fleetrdquo he demandedHe added that the DGCA while giving topmost priority to passenger safety should consider halting the entire operations of VSR VenturesWith PTI inputs