Mumbai: Former MP & BJP Leader Navneet Rana Discharged In Forged Caste Certificate Case; Father's Trial Continues

Former MP Navneet Rana was discharged by a Mumbai metropolitan magistrate court in a case alleging she obtained a forged caste certificate to contest the Amravati Lok Sabha seat. Her father, Harbhajan Rana, will continue to face trial. The Bombay High Court had canceled her SC certificate, but the Supreme Court later restored it, allowing her election participation.

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Charul Shah Joshi Updated: Thursday, January 08, 2026, 09:29 AM IST
Navneet Rana | ANI

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Mumbai: A metropolitan magistrate court recently discharged former MP and BJP leader Navneet Rana from a case registered at the Mulund police station for allegedly obtaining a forged caste certificate. However, her father will continue to face trial.

Rana and her father, Harbhajan, were booked following a complaint by a social activist alleging that the caste certificate submitted by Rana to contest the Amravati seat, reserved for an SC candidate, was forged.

After investigating the matter, the Mulund police filed a chargesheet against both. The Bombay High Court earlier cancelled the caste certificate issued to Rana, holding that it was obtained fraudulently. However, in April 2024, the Supreme Court restored her SC certificate, enabling her to contest the Lok Sabha election.

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Published on: Thursday, January 08, 2026, 09:29 AM IST

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