All Mansarovar pilgrims from state are safe: Deshpande
Bengaluru, July 03: Revenue Minister RV Deshpande said that all pilgrims who have been to Mansarovar yatra from the state were safe.
Responding to a question raised by Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri of BJP in the Assembly Session on Tuesday, the Minister said that it was true that the pilgrims from the state experienced inconvenience. Out of 525 pilgrims who are on their way to Mansarovar, 250 pilgrims were from Karnataka. The state government took all measures for their safety. The Central Home Ministry and Ministry of External Affairs were appealed to come to the rescue of pilgrims. Food and accommodation was provided to them. But because of heavy rains, it was not possible to use helicopters for their rescue, he said.
Indian High Commissioner in Nepal was asked to come to their rescue. The officer was also requested to take the help of Nepal Government to air-lift the senior citizens and those who have health problems to the safety. Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has already directed the Head Quarters Commissioner in New Delhi to take all measures for the safety of the pilgrims from the state, he said.
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Baramati plane crash: CID questions VSR Ventures owner
Pune (PTI): The Maharashtra Crime Investigation Department on Thursday questioned V K Singh, owner of VSR Ventures, which operated the aircraft involved in the Baramati crash that killed deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, a CID officer said.
“The statement of V K Singh is being recorded,” said the CID officer, without disclosing more details about the questioning, which was still underway.
A Learjet 45 aircraft, operated by VSR Ventures, crashed near the Baramati air strip in Pune district on January 28, killing Pawar and four others.
After the plane crash, an accidental death report was registered at the Baramati Taluka police station, and the case was later transferred to the Pune CID. Earlier, the state agency had said that its focus was to ascertain if sabotage or criminal negligence led to the Baramati tragedy.
Days before V K Singh's questioning, the CID had sent a set of questions to VSR Ventures in connection with its investigation into the plane crash, according to a source.
NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar had alleged on Wednesday that someone was trying to save VSR Ventures, and claimed that a preliminary probe by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) vindicated the doubts earlier raised by him.
In its 22-page preliminary report on the air tragedy, the AAIB said the visibility at the time of the crash was below the required level. It also flagged fading marks on the runway and the presence of loose gravel on the runway surface.
A few days ago, Ajit Pawar’s son Jay Pawar had shared a purported video on social media alleging that V K Singh's son Rohit Singh was seen dozing off in the chief pilot’s seat during a flight, and demanded his immediate arrest.
He had also demanded that all aircraft of VSR Ventures be grounded till the inquiry into his father’s plane crash is completed.
