Was VSR owner questioned by CID or extended royal hospitality: Rohit Pawar

Rohit Pawar questions CID's treatment of VSR owner V.K. Singh amid ongoing investigation into the fatal plane crash.

Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar) [NCP(SP)] MLA Rohit Pawar on Friday (March 6, 2026) wondered if the Maharashtra Crime Investigation Department (CID) really questioned VSR Ventures owner V.K. Singh or extended him “royal hospitality”.

Singh was questioned at the CID office in Pune on Thursday (March 5, 2026) in connection with the January 28 plane crash that killed Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others in Baramati. VSR operated the plane, a Learjet 45 aircraft.

According to officials, Singh was questioned for more than seven hours, and his statement was recorded. He was allowed to leave the CID office around 7.30 p.m.

“Suspicion has now arisen over whether V.K. Singh, the owner of #VSR company, who is considered one of the people responsible for the unfortunate death of Ajit Dada, was summoned by the CID for questioning or for royal hospitality,” Mr. Pawar wrote in a social media post.

The NCP(SP) leader said Singh arrived at the CID office at 11 a.m., and it was claimed that he was questioned for several hours.

“But in reality, most of that time was reportedly spent taking care of him and extending hospitality. At night, he was even escorted away like a guest in a police vehicle with black-tinted windows,” said Mr. Pawar.