India, March 7 -- Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) MLA Rohit Pawar on Friday alleged that the Maharashtra Crime Investigation Department (CID) extended "royal hospitality" to businessman VK Singh, owner of VSR Ventures, the company that operated the Learjet 45 aircraft involved in the January 28 crash that killed former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar.

The legislator visited the CID headquarters at Pashan on Friday, met senior officials and claimed to have submitted additional documentary proof with the investigating agency.

"Last time we visited the CID office, they told us that an FIR would be filed after the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) report is released. The report came five days ago. We went again...