Amravati MP Navneet Rana and MLA Ravi Rana were arrested by the Mumbai Police. They were initially taken to the Khar Police station on Saturday evening amid a faceoff over Hanuman Chalisa.
The couple was arrested based on an FIR filed by Shiv Sena workers under section 153A of the Indian Penal Code. Section 153 A is imposed against those found indulging in “wanton vilification or attacks upon the religion, race, place of birth, residence, language etc of any particular group or class or upon the founders and prophets of a religion.”
A counter FIR was also filed against the Shiv Sena workers for protesting outside the residence of the Ranas.