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Weeks after Ajit Pawar plane crash, DGCA grounds four VSR aircraft for lapses
Updated On: 24 February, 2026 10:50 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
According to the regulator, a multi-disciplinary audit team found several non-compliances in areas including airworthiness, air safety and flight operations. The DGCA said there were serious gaps in maintenance procedures
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Ajit Pawar (66) and four others were killed after the aircraft crash-landed at Baramati airport around 8.50 am. File Pic/Special Arrangement
Weeks after Baramati plane crash that killed former Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday, ordered immediate grounding of four aircraft operated by VSR Ventures after finding multiple compliance lapses.
The action follows after fatal plane crash near Baramati on January 28 involving a Learjet 45 owned by the company. NCP chief Ajit Pawar and four others were killed in the incident.
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