Who Was Pinky Mali, The Flight Attendant Who Died When Ajit Pawar's Chartered Plane Crashed?

Baramati: A 29-year-old flight attendant named Pinky Mali died along with Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and three others who were onboard the chartered plane that crashed on Tuesday morning in Baramati, Maharashtra.

Pinky Mali was a resident of Bhaisa village in Kerakat Tehsil of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. She lived with her family in Worli, Mumbai. Mali joined VCR Ventures Company as a flight attendant five years ago. She had flow with Ajit Pawar three times in the past as well.

Her father, Shiv Kumar Mali, is a member of the Shiv Sena party. As per reports, he also works as a cab driver.

A day before the fatal crash, she got into a phone conversation with her father. Mali told her father that she would call him after reaching her hotel in Nanded. “Yesterday, she called me and said, ‘Papa I would go to Baramati with Ajit Pawar. From there I will go to Nanded and will speak to you after checking into a hotel'," her father said.

Ajit Pawar, the 66-year-old Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, died when his plane crashed on Tuesday morning. The aircraft, a Learjet 45 operated by a private aviation firm, was on a scheduled flight from Mumbai to Baramati when it met with the accident during the landing phase. Ajit Pawar was travelling to Baramati for official engagements.

The aircraft was carrying five people, including Ajit Pawar, his Personal Security Officer, Vidip Jadhav, aircraft attendant Pinky Mali, pilot Captain Sumit Kapur and co-pilot Shambhavi Pathak.

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