MUMBAI, July 10 -- Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is expected to submit its final report on the plane crash that killed deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar by January next year.

Fadnavis, who was responding to concerns expressed by opposition legislators about the circumstances of the plane crash, said the CBI has also conveyed that it could take over the investigation only after AAIB completes its technical investigation and submits its final report.

He underlined that the state CID and AAIB were investigating different aspects of the case, but further progress hinged on the AAIB's findings.

Pawar died along with four others after their Learjet 45 plane crashe...