A Maharashtra court has convicted BJP minister Nitesh Rane in the 2019 case of pouring mud on a National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) engineer, and sentenced him to one month in jail.

The verdict pertains to a 2019 incident in which Rane and his supporters poured mud on an NHAI deputy engineer, Prakash Shedekar, during a protest over the poor condition of the Mumbai-Goa highway.

The court found the Kankavli MLA guilty of assaulting a public servant and deterring them from performing their official duties. While the sentence has been announced, legal proceedings regarding an appeal are expected to follow.

More details awaited