Maha police issue notice to Rane over case against son

Mumbai, December 29

The Sindhudurg police on Wednesday issued a notice to Union Minister Narayan Rane to present his MLA son Nitesh Rane before them in connection with an attempt to murder case in which the latter and others have been named as accused.

Narayan Rane was also asked to be present at the Kankavli police station in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra at 3 pm to record his statement in connection with the case, but he did not appear at the given time, following which the police pasted the notice at his residence, police sources said.

According to the notice, issued under Section 160 (1) of the CrPC, the minister has been asked to share information related to the case with the police after getting the notice.

His son has been named in the FIR, which was registered under Sections 307 (attempt to murder), 120 (B) (criminal conspiracy) and 34 (common intention) of the IPC. He was not traceable after various attempts made by the police, the notice mentioned. The police also referred to a statement made by Rane in a press conference on Tuesday where he reportedly said “was he a fool” to reveal the whereabouts of his son.

Reports about the statement have been published in various newspapers and considering that, it seems the minister was aware of Nitesh Rane’s whereabouts, the notice mentioned.

Nitesh Rane, BJP MLA from Kankavli, had filed an anticipatory bail application in the attempt-to-murder case to seek relief from any coercive action against him. The complaint is linked to the alleged attack on a person, Santosh Parab (44). PTI