Overview
- Jay Pawar met CID officials in Pune on Wednesday to review the status of the investigation, ask for a clear timeline, and press for faster, transparent completion of the probe.
- The meeting comes nine months after the aircraft carrying former Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar crashed near Baramati on January 28, killing him and four others.
- Party figures are specifically demanding disclosure of the aircraft’s flight recorders, commonly called black boxes, which hold cockpit voice and flight data used to determine technical causes.
- NCP(SP) MLA Rohit Pawar has publicly alleged possible sabotage and questioned the handling and booking procedures for the flight, and he is calling for a high‑level multi‑agency inquiry.
- Investigators say technical analysis can take months, but sustained political pressure increases the likelihood of either a faster timetable or referral to central expert agencies if authorities do not meet the family’s demands.