Pune Man Nabbed for Threatening NCP (SP) MLA Jitendra Awhad
Pune, 22nd October 2026: Lonikand police have detained a 39-year-old man for allegedly threatening Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) MLA Jitendra Awhad with death through phone calls and messages.
The accused has been identified as Vishal Madhavrao Bicchewad, a resident of Barava Mile in Lonikand.
According to Senior Police Inspector Sunita Rokade, the accused allegedly threatened Awhad on the night of October 19, saying, “I am at your doorstep. Tell them to let me in; I will shoot you first.” He also allegedly abused the MLA using obscene language.
A case was registered at Vartak Nagar police station in Thane in connection with the incident. After reports about the threat appeared in the media, the landlord of a house in Lonikand allegedly recognised Bicchewad, his tenant, as the suspected accused.
The landlord apprehended Bicchewad and handed him over to Lonikand police. Subsequently, Thane police arrived in Lonikand, took custody of the accused and served him with a legal notice.
Bicchewad reportedly works as a security supervisor.
