Kamal Ghorui
BARAMATI: Police personnel identified the body of deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar through his wristwatch and sitting position on the aircraft.Superintendent of police, Pune Rural, Sandeep Singh Gill told TOI, “Our team inspected all the bodies recovered from the crash site and identified the deputy chief minister’s body by studying his wristwatch. The police personnel were familiar with it. Moreover, he takes a special seat while flying in such aircraft. After studying the position of the body where it was found after the crash, our team confirmed that it was Ajit Pawar’s body. We have taken samples of his body for the DNA test.”
THE LAST MOMENTS8.11am | Learjet 45 aircraft leaves Mum for Baramati.8.18am | Contacts Baramati ATC On final approach, pilots say runway not in sight. After go-around, again say ‘runway not in sight’, but report a few seconds later it’s in sight.8.43am | Aircraft cleared to land, but pilots don’t acknowledge.8.44am | Flames seen around threshold of runway, aircraft wreckage located on left side.
