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Maharashtra BJP MLA Nitesh Rane granted bail in attempt to murder case

A case was registered against Rane after a man filed a police complaint claiming that he was assaulted by persons linked with the MLA on 18 December, 2021

|Feb 09, 2022, 19:02:16 IST

Mumbai: A court in the Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra on Wednesday granted bail to BJP MLA Nitesh Rane in an alleged attempt to murder case.Nitesh Rane, the son of Union minister Narayan Rane, had surrendered before the court on 2 February.On Wednesday, district and additional sessions judge (Sindhudurg) R B Rote allowed his bail plea.The case pertains to the alleged attack on Shiv Sena activist Santosh Parab during the campaigning for the Sindhudurg District Co-operative Bank elections last year.The MLA had on multiple occasions claimed that he was being targeted by Maharashtra's ruling party (Shiv Sena, which heads the MVA government) as it felt insulted and hurt by an alleged incident of mocking outside the state legislature complex last month.A Shiv Sena MLA had alleged Nitesh Rane had made 'meow meow' sounds looking in the direction of Maharashtra minister and Sena legislator Aaditya Thackeray, while he was going inside the Vidhan Bhavan building in Mumbai on 23 December during the winter session of the legislature.Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News,India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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