A case of defamation was registered against Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut in Beed district of Maharashtra for his claim that there was a threat to his life from Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's son Shrikant Shinde, an official said on Friday.

The case was filed based on a complaint lodged by Shiv Sena's Beed district unit chief on Thursday, he said.