Akola, Feb. 1 -- Nationalist Congress Party leader Amol Mitkari has said that there were some suspicions about the circumstances of the death of party leader Ajit Pawar in a plane crash and demanded a high-level probe into the tragedy.

Ajit Pawar, who was Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister, died in a plane crash on January 28 while he was on his way to Baramati. His death shocked people in the state and political leaders across the country.

Mitkari told ANI that Ajit Pawar was among the most promising leaders of the state.

"A prominent leader of Maharashtra, Ajit Dada, is no longer with us... There were district council elections recently, and he was coming to Baramati for election campaigning... In his final moments, there was a sudden...