Mumbai, 31 Oct (HS): a

Mazgaon Court has issued a warrant against Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane in UBT

MP Sanjay Raut defamation case. The warrant has been issued as Rane failed to

attend the court consistently.

Three years ago Rane had said that Sanjay Raut will

join the Nationalist Congress Party, against which Raut filed a defamation case

in Mazgaon court. The warrant has been issued with an official government address

of Rane. Earlier the warrant was addressed to her house in Kankawli, which the

police had not served for three months. Raut brought to the notice of the court

that the warrant was not served. Then it was served at Rane’s official address

in Mumbai.

In May 2023, during a press conference, Rane had said

that Raut will join NCP within two to three weeks. Meetings relating to his

entering NCP are in progress. Rane also said that Raut has agreed to join the

party if Ajit Pawar is removed from it.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar