A court in the Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra on Friday sent BJP MLA Nitesh Rane in judicial custody in an alleged attempt to murder case. He was, however, taken to a hospital instead of jail for treatment after he complained of chest pain.

Nitesh, son of Union minister Narayan Rane, was produced before additional sessions judge R B Rote at the end of his two-day police custody. He had surrendered before the court on February 2. Special public prosecutor Pradeep Gharat sought another six days' police remand for him, saying that investigation was till underway and police wanted to verify the facts that have emerged during his interrogation. But the court rejected the police's plea and sent Nitesh in judicial custody.