The Maharashtra home department has recommended a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the aircraft crash that claimed the life of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and three others, including two pilots and a flight attendant.
The move comes three days after Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, demanding a CBI inquiry.
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senior official said the state Home Department is preparing to send a formal communication to the Ministry of Home Affairs within the next few days, seeking a comprehensive and impartial investigation by the CBI.
“We are recommending a CBI probe in view of the demand raised by the NCP. However, it is for the central government and the CBI to decide whether to take up the case,” the official said.