Archive · 18 Sep 2026
Search Continues for Former BJP MLA in Rape Case
Police are looking for former lawmaker Narendra Pawar and dismissed constable Shailesh Patil.
They are accused of sexually assaulting a 22-year-old woman.
The alleged incident happened on September 13 at a farmhouse in Bapgaon, Bhiwandi.
Police say the woman was taken there after Pawar offered to help with problems in her marriage.
The FIR says she was threatened with a gun and forced to drink alcohol.
Police have searched places linked to both men and questioned some relatives.
Pawar has denied the accusations.
He also said he was leaving his positions in the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Police have deployed multiple teams to arrest former BJP MLA Narendra Pawar and dismissed constable Shailesh Patil.
The FIR alleges the accused took a 22-year-old married woman to a farmhouse in Bapgaon, Bhiwandi, on September 13.
Police allege the woman was threatened at gunpoint, forced to drink alcohol and sexually assaulted.
Investigators have searched the accused men’s residences and known premises and questioned several relatives.
Pawar denied the allegations and said on Thursday that he was resigning from all Bharatiya Janata Party posts.
- Who
- Former BJP MLA Narendra Pawar and dismissed constable Shailesh Patil are accused; the alleged victim is a 22-year-old married woman.
- What
- Police are trying to arrest Pawar and Patil over allegations that they held the woman at gunpoint and sexually assaulted her.
- When
- The alleged incident took place on September 13; police efforts were reported on September 18.
- Where
- The alleged assault took place at a farmhouse in Bapgaon, Bhiwandi, in Thane district, after the woman was allegedly taken from Pawar’s office.
- Why
- Police are conducting searches and seeking arrests in connection with the FIR registered at Padgha police station.
Police and FIR Allegations
Narendra Pawar’s Denial
What happened at the farmhouse
Police and FIR Allegations
Police, citing the FIR, allege that Pawar and Patil took the woman to a farmhouse, threatened her at gunpoint, forced her to drink alcohol and sexually assaulted her.
Narendra Pawar’s Denial
Pawar denied the allegations in a statement issued Thursday; the article does not provide further details of his account.
Political response
Police and FIR Allegations
Police are pursuing the case and have deployed teams to locate both accused men.
Narendra Pawar’s Denial
Pawar said he was resigning from all Bharatiya Janata Party posts while denying the allegations.
- Accused
- Narendra Pawar and dismissed constable Shailesh Patil
- Alleged victim
- A 22-year-old married woman
- Date of alleged incident
- September 13
- Alleged location
- A farmhouse in Bapgaon, Bhiwandi, Thane district
- Police station
- Padgha police station
- Police action
- Multiple teams have been deployed; searches and questioning of relatives are underway
- Pawar’s response
- He denied the allegations and said he was resigning from all Bharatiya Janata Party posts