A case has been registered against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Nitesh Rane for allegedly targeting the minority community during his speech at a Ganpati programme in Navi Mumbai, police said on Monday.

The case was registered against Rane on September 15 at NRI police station. News agency PTI reported that the organiser of the Ganpati event in Navi Mumbai has also been booked in the case, which was registered following a complaint lodged by a policeman, an officer said.