Bhujbal’s helicopter lands in parking lot, 1km away from helipad in Purandar; probe likely

Bhujbal travelled to Purandar to attend a programme marking the 200th birth anniversary of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, where a school built by the Zilla Parishad was to be inaugurated.

The Pune rural police stated that a helipad had been prepared and its coordinates were shared with the crew beforehand, following standard protocol. However, the pilot landed the aircraft in a parking lot located around a kilometre away from the designated site.

Additional superintendent of police (Pune Rural) Ganesh Biradar said, “Due to some confusion, the pilot landed at a location about a kilometre away from the designated helipad.”