BJP MLA Ashish Shelar arrested over remarks about Mumbai Mayor, released on bail

Hours after he was arrested over objectionable remarks about Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar, BJP MLA Ashish Shelar has been released on bail.

Maharashtra BJP MLA Ashish Shelar was arrested in a case registered against him for his alleged objectionable remarks about Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar, and later released on bail, police officials said on Friday.

Shelar was arrested by police on Thursday afternoon and later released on bail on a surety of Rs 1 lakh as the charges under which he was booked were bailable, said a senior official.