He previously contested the 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election from Vadgaon Sheri on a Shiv Sena ticket but lost to Jagdish Tukaram Mulik of the Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 5,325 votes.
[4] He was allegedly involved in Pune hit and run case and Pune police probing the role of Sunil Tingre, who allegedly used his clout to alter the investigation in the Porsche accident case, Hindustan Times reported.
Tingre was supported by several prominent local leaders like Hadapsar MLA Chetan Tupe, NCP city president Prashant Jagtap, former Mayor Dattatray Dhankawade and others.
[7] In the Pune Porsche case of May 2024, Tingre was implicated in the reinstatement of Dr. Taware, the doctor accused of tampering with evidence.
[8] Tingre had recommended Dr. Taware as head of forensics despite serious malpractices, and was in touch with him to destroy evidence against the juvenile Agarwal.