Speaking to reporters in Pune after visiting the CID office, Pawar claimed there were preliminary indications suggesting a possible connection between Kharat and the incident

A SpiceJet Boeing 737-700 aircraft (VT-SLB), operating flight SG-124 from Leh to Delhi, was taxiing to parking bay No. 106 after arrival when its winglet reportedly came into contact with the horizontal tail surface (HTS) of an Akasa Air Boeing 737 aircraft positioned on the apron