Raigad cops say they had informed Vice-Prez & RS chairman of arrest

Navi Mumbai: Within a few minutes of arresting Union minister Narayan Rane, Raigad police had issued a communication via email to the Vice-President of India and chairman of Rajya Sabha M Venkaiah Naidu informing him about the arrest, Shailesh Sanas, inspector, Mahad city, said. Rane was arrested by Raigad police and granted bail by a judicial magistrate in Mahad after a late-evening hearing.Rane is an RS MP and Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu is RS chairman. — Umesh K Parida