Lok Sabha MP from Amravati, Navneet Rana and her husband MLA Ravi Rana on Saturday were arrested by Mumbai police for promoting enmity between different groups and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony.
The couple had come to Mumbai after announcing that it will recite Hanuman Chalisa at Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s residence Matoshri. Hundreds of Shiv Sena workers barged in to the society at Khar in Mumbai where the couple was residing, kicking off the dramatic events on Saturday. After arrest, the couple too filed a complaint against Mr. Thackeray, Sena leader Sanjay Raut and Anil Parab accusing them for holding them responsible if any harm is done to them. It claimed that the plan of attack on their house was hatched at Matoshri and Sena workers with weapons had come with an intention to cause harm while Mr. Raut and Mr. Parab provoked them all.