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Sunetra Pawar seeks CBI inquiry into Ajit Pawar’s plane crash, NCP leaders meet Fadnavis

Mumbai, Feb 17 (UNI) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar accompanied by senior NCP leaders met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis here on Tuesday to formally hand over a letter pressing for a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the January 28 plane crash that claimed the life of her husband Ajit Pawar.
The delegation included Sunil Tatkare, Praful Patel, Hassan Mushrif and her elder son Parth Pawar.
The demand for a central investigation has gained momentum days after NCP-SP leader Rohit Pawar publicly questioned the circumstances surrounding the crash that led to his uncle's death. On February 10, he alleged that the tragedy might not have been a simple accident and suggested the possibility of sabotage.
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