India, July 11 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday told the legislative assembly that the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) was expected to submit its final report on the Baramati plane crash, which killed Ajit Pawar and five others, by January 2027. He added that the CBI had conveyed that it could take over the investigation only after the AAIB completed its technical investigation and submitted its final report.

Fadnavis was responding to opposition legislators who raised doubts about Pawar's death and the circumstances surrounding the plane crash that took place on January 28. Responding to questions on the delay in the CBI probe, Fadnavis said that both the state CID and the AAIB were currently investigating dif...