Case against Sanjay Raut’s brother over remarks on Shinde Sena woman candidate

Police in Maharashtra have registered a case against Sunil Raut, brother of Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut, over remarks against Suvarna Karanje, his Shinde Sena rival from the Vikhroli Assembly seat.
Shiv Sena (UBT) has fielded Sunil Raut from the Vikhroli constituency in Mumbai for the November 20 Assembly polls in the state.
Sunil Raut made the alleged remarks at a recent election rally, during which he referred to Karanje as a “scapegoat”.
“When preparations for the Assembly polls began, I was curious to know who would be my rival in Vikhroli. Initially, no one dared to stand against me. But a scapegoat has been fielded. This scapegoat will be slaughtered on November 20,” he said.
In the wake of the controversial remark, Karanje lodged a complaint at the Vikhroli police station, based on which the case against Sunil Raut has been registered.
Commenting on the case against his brother, Sanjay Raut told reporters on Tuesday that they were not afraid as “fake cases will be registered against us during the elections”.
“Only a case has been registered. Fake cases will be registered against us during the elections, then we will also be sent to jail,” he said.
“We are not afraid of all this. We will settle their account completely after November 23.”

Counting for the Maharashtra Assembly polls will take place on November 23.