Won't Arrest MP-MLA Couple Till June 9: Police In Hanuman Chalisa Row

Navneet Rana and Ravi Rana were arrested last month after they announced they will recite the Hanuman Chalisa outside Uddhav Thackeray's residence. Later they got bail.

The Mumbai police told a special court in the city on Wednesday that they will not arrest independent MP Navneet Rana and her MLA-husband Ravi Rana till June 9, the next date of hearing on the police's plea seeking cancellation of their bail in a case pertaining to the row over recitation of 'Hanuman Chalisa'.

The Ranas were arrested by the Mumbai police on April 23 after they announced they will recite the Hanuman Chalisa outside Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's private residence 'Matoshree' in suburban Bandra.

On May 5, special Judge R N Rokade had granted them bail while imposing certain conditions on the couple, including that they must not make any statements to the press related the case.

The judge had also said that the bail will be forfeited if the couple committed similar offences again.