Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra State of India Dies in a Plane Crash

The Deputy Chief Minister of India’s Maharashtra state, Ajit Pawar and four others died in an air crash on Wednesday.

Pawar was flying on the fateful charter plane to attend a political event, when the plane went down in flames just before landing.

Ajit Pawar came from a noted political family in Maharashtra, the richest state in India whose capital, Mumbai, is hailed as the business capital of the country. Mumbai also is known for its cinema.