Baramati: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others were killed on Wednesday when a private aircraft crashed near Baramati airport in Pune district. His uncle and NCP founder Sharad Pawar termed the crash an accident and appealed that it should not be politicised. The Civil Aviation Ministry said the aircraft contacted Baramati ATC at 8.18 am after being released by Pune approach control. Seconds later, they reported “runway in sight” and were cleared to land at 8.43 am. Ajit Pawar is survived by his wife Sunetra Pawar, a Rajya Sabha member, and two sons, Parth and Jay.