A court in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra has denied bail to BJP MLA Nitesh Rane in an attempt to murder case.

District and Additional Sessions Judge RB Rote rejected Rane's bail application. The Supreme Court had last Thursday directed Maharashtra Police not to arrest Rane for 10 days in the attempt to murder case registered in Sindhudurg district. The apex court, while disposing of the pre-arrest bail plea of the MLA, who is the son of Union minister Narayan Rane, had asked him to surrender before the trial court in the meanwhile, and seek regular bail in the matter.