‘Such carelessness cannot be tolerated in the sky’, Ajit Pawar’s son shared the video

Jai Pawar, son of former Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, has shared a video on the social media platform Instagram. In this he has written that I have lost my father. This pain will remain with me throughout my life. Jai Pawar further wrote that in this video, VSR owner Rohit Singh is seen sleeping on the chief pilot’s seat during the flight. Such carelessness cannot be tolerated while living in the sky. This is a very serious and shocking matter.

He wrote, “I strongly demand from DGCA that strict action should be taken immediately in this matter. Till the complete investigation, all VSR flights should be immediately grounded and Rohit Singh should be immediately arrested and strict legal action should be taken against him. This is the call of a son. This is a cry for my father and for the safety of every passenger.

DGCA had grounded 4 VSR planes

Earlier, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) grounded four planes of the fleet of VSR Ventures Private Limited. This decision has been taken due to violations of several rules revealed in the special safety audit conducted after the Learjet 45 crash that took place in Baramati, Maharashtra on January 28. Deputy CM of the state in this crash Ajit Pawar Had died.

What did DGCA say in the statement?

“Following the crash of Learjet 45 aircraft (VT-SSK) of M/s VSR Ventures Pvt Ltd at Baramati on 28 January 2026, DGCA ordered a special safety audit of the organisation. The multi-disciplinary audit team conducted a series of audits of the organization’s compliance with approved procedures in the areas of airworthiness, air safety and flight operations,” the DGCA statement said. Bar did not comply.”

Grounding in view of deficiencies in maintenance procedures

In view of the non-compliance of orders and deficiencies in maintenance procedures, the DGCA has decided to initiate corrective measures by immediately grounding Learjet 40/45 aircraft with registrations VT-VRA, VT-VRS, VT-VRV and VT-TRI until the airworthiness standards are rectified, the statement said.

It further states that Deficiency Reporting Forms have been issued to M/s VSR Ventures Private Limited in the mentioned areas so that Root Cause Analysis on non-compliance can be submitted for further assessment by DGCA.