Narayan Rane granted bail over remarks against CM Uddhav Thackeray

Union minister Narayan Rane on Tuesday night was granted bail by a court at Mahad in Raigad district, some 160 km from Mumbai.

Rane was produced before the court after his arrest over controversial remarks against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.

Rane was produced before magistrate Shaikhbabaso Patil by the Mahad police.


Ratnagiri Police had sought 7 days police custody.

Rane faced four FIRs across Maharashtra over his remark that he would have slapped Thackeray over the latter's alleged ignorance of the year of India's independence.

He was arrested on Tuesday afternoon by the Ratnagiri police and taken to Mahad in Raigad district.

The FIR at Mahad was registered under IPC sections 189 (threat of injury to public servant), 504 (intentional insult to provoke breach of public peace) and 505 (statements conducive to public mischief).

With inputs from PTI