CM Fadnavis to conduct probe in Chhagan Bhujbal’s helicopter landing in parking lot

A helicopter ferrying Maharashtra Food and Civil Supplies Minister Chhagan Bhujbal on Saturday (April 11, 2026) missed the designated helipad in Pune district and landed about 1,300 metres away in a parking lot in nearby Khanwadi village. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the incident would be probed.

Mr. Bhujbal was travelling from Nashik district to Pune to attend the 200th birth anniversary of social reformer Jyotiba Phule. “The pilot could not spot the helipad and landed at a location meant for parking. It was a smooth landing, and there was no issue,” Mr. Bhujpal, a senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader, said.