India, Feb. 27 -- Maharashtra deputy chief minister and Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde, along with other Sena ministers will no longer use aircraft operated by Delhi-based VSR Ventures, the private charter company that owned the Learjet 45 which crashed in Baramati on January 28, killing deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar.

The decision was announced on Thursday even as the Maharashtra Crime Investigation Department (CID) said it its probe is centred on establishing whether the crash was a case of sabotage, criminal negligence or a tragic accident. No angle has been ruled out at this stage, the agency said.

The CID made the announcement amid a rash of allegations, including claims that VSR Ventures did not follow standard operating procedur...