<p>Thane city police on late Wednesday night registered a First Information Report (FIR) for defamation against Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut for his claim that there was a threat to his life from Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's son Shrikant Shinde.</p>.<p>A case was registered under IPC sections 153 (A) (promoting disharmony between different groups, religions, etc), 500 (defamation) and other relevant sections at Kapurbawdi police station, said an official.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/cm-s-son-has-given-supari-to-bump-me-off-sanjay-raut-1193520.html" target="_blank">CM’s son has given 'supari' to bump me off: Sanjay Raut </a></strong></p>.<p>The FIR was based on a complaint filed by former mayor Meenakshi Shinde, he said. "Lok Sabha member Shrikant Shinde has given a 'supari' (contract) to kill me to a Thane-based criminal Raja Thakur," Raut had said in a letter to the Mumbai police commissioner.</p>
<p>Thane city police on late Wednesday night registered a First Information Report (FIR) for defamation against Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut for his claim that there was a threat to his life from Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's son Shrikant Shinde.</p>.<p>A case was registered under IPC sections 153 (A) (promoting disharmony between different groups, religions, etc), 500 (defamation) and other relevant sections at Kapurbawdi police station, said an official.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/cm-s-son-has-given-supari-to-bump-me-off-sanjay-raut-1193520.html" target="_blank">CM’s son has given 'supari' to bump me off: Sanjay Raut </a></strong></p>.<p>The FIR was based on a complaint filed by former mayor Meenakshi Shinde, he said. "Lok Sabha member Shrikant Shinde has given a 'supari' (contract) to kill me to a Thane-based criminal Raja Thakur," Raut had said in a letter to the Mumbai police commissioner.</p>