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Maharashtra: Rana couple gets bail in Hanuman Chalisa row

Earlier today, Navneet Rana who was arrested on charges of sedition and promoting enmity was shifted from the Byculla Jail to the JJ Hospital

New Delhi: MLA Ravi Rana and MP Navneet Kaur Rana are allowed to be released on bail by the sessions court with conditions.

Advocate of the MP-MLA couple said while talking to the media, “Court has granted bail to Navneet Rana&Ravi Rana. Some conditions have been imposed. They’ve been asked to cooperate in the investigation & interrogation. Police have also been directed to issue an advance notice of 24 hours to them”.

“Another condition is that no hamering or tampering to be done with evidence. They are not allowed to give any sort of interview to the media. Hopefully, they will be released by today’s evening”, he added.

MP Navneet Rana and her husband Ravi Rana, who is an independent MLA, were arrested on April 23 from their Mumbai residence after declaring that they would recite the Hanuman Chalisa outside Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s home in Bandra.

Earlier today, Navneet Rana who was arrested on charges of sedition and promoting enmity was shifted from the Byculla Jail to the JJ Hospital for her spondylosis treatment.

The two were booked in two FIRs lodged on charges of sedition, promoting enmity, and assaulting a public servant to prevent discharge of duty.