A Mumbai court has issued a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against BJP MLA Nitesh Rane in a defamation complaint lodged against him by the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut, reported the PTI.

According to the PTI, Judicial Magistrate (First Class) Aarti A Kulkarni issued the NBW as Nitesh Rane failed to appear before the court on Tuesday.