Pune Police Arrest 19-Year-Old Wanted Accused After One Year in Hiding
Pune Police have arrested a 19-year-old man who had been wanted for nearly a year in a case registered at Sahakarnagar Police Station. The accused, identified as Vishwaraj Samadhan Pawar, was detained on October 17, 2026, by the Anti-Robbery and Vehicle Theft Squad 1 of the Pune Crime Branch.
Acting on a tip-off received by police constable Amit Gadre, a team learnt that Pawar was driving an autorickshaw near Sai Siddhi Chowk in Ambegaon Pathar, Pune. The team verified the information and laid a trap at the location, successfully detaining him on October 17.
According to a Pune Police press note, Pawar was wanted in connection with Sahakarnagar Police Station case number 373/2025, registered under Sections 118(2) and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). During questioning, he reportedly confessed to committing the offence.
The accused was subsequently handed over to the senior police inspector at Sahakarnagar Police Station for further legal action.
The operation was carried out under the guidance of Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Tejaswi Satpute, Deputy Commissioner of Police P. R. Patil, who holds additional charge of Crime, and Assistant Commissioner of Police (Crime 3) Shankar Khatke. Police Inspector Maruti Khedkar directed the operation, which was executed by police personnel Amit Gadre, Parameshwar Narwade, Ravindra Lokhande and Sadhana Pawar.
