Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 30 (ANI): Mumbai Sessions court on Saturday heard bail applications of MP Navneet Rana and her husband MLA Ravi Rana.

Mumbai Apr 25 PTI The Bombay High Court on Monday dismissed the writ petition filed by independent MP Navneet and her MLA husband Ravi Rana arrested in connection with the Hanuman Chalisa controversy seeking quashing of an FIR registered against them The couple had approached the HC this morning seeking that the FIR registered against them by the Khar police in the city on the charge of deterring a police officer from discharging her official duties be quashed A bench of Justices PB Varale and SM Modak however said that it found no merit in the plea The Khar police registered two FIRs against the couple after they announced that Hanuman Chalisa will be recited outside Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackerays private residence in Mumbai On April 23 the police registered the first FIR on the charge of promoting enmity between different religions It subsequently added the charge of sedition to this FIR On April 24 the Khar police registered a second FIR against the Ranas under section 353 of the IPC for obstructing a public servant from discharging duty PTI AYA NSK NSK

Mumbai Apr 24 PTI A day after Mumbai police arrested independent MP Navneet Rana and her husband MLA Ravi Rana Shiv Senas chief spokesperson Sanjay Raut on Sunday defended the action saying there there must have been some reason behind the police action Referring to the attack on former BJP MP Kirit Somaiyas car near Khar police station here on Saturday Raut told reporters here that some traitors do get pelted with stones Somaiya had gone to the police station to meet the Rana couple whose earlier call for chanting Hanuman Chalisa outside Maharashtra Chief Minister and Sena president Uddhav Thackerays residence Matoshree had angered the Sena cadres What business does Somaiya have into an ongoing investigation by Mumbai police against Ravi Rana and Navneet Rana If police have taken some action against them there must be some reason Raut said When central agencies probe or raid our leaders they BJP always say there must be something which why the action is taken One must trust policethe Mumbai police never register a false report or an FIR said the Shiv Sena leader whose party shares power with the NCP and Congress in Maharashtra On the alleged attack on Somaiyas car Raut without taking the BJP leaders name said Some traitors do receive stone-pelting He is a liar and should not be taken so seriously Somaiya had alleged that his vehicle was attacked on Saturday night when he had gone to meet arrested MP Navneet Rana and MLA Ravi Rana Raut said people get angry when a person allegedly involved in misappropriation of funds collected in the name of restoring decommissioned naval aircraft carrier Vikrant meets another public representative who has allegedly forged a caste certificate and won the Lok Sabha seat If stones are pelted at such people why is the BJP feeling the pain the Rajya Sabha member wondered An FIR was registered against Kirit Somaiya and his son Neil Somaiya on April 6 at Trombay police station here following a complaint by an ex-Army person who claimed the BJP leader Somaiya had collected Rs 57 crore from the public in 2013 for the restoration of Vikrant The money was however never put to use or deposited with the governors office as per the initial plan the complaint stated Navneet Rane the Lok Sabha member from Amravati in Maharashtra is accused of obtaining a caste certificate fraudulently using fabricated documents PTI ND GK GK