Thane, May 13 -- Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Wednesday appeared before the Thane Court in connection with the 2008 All-India Railway Recruitment examination-related violence case.

According to details from the proceedings, the court recorded Thackeray's statement under Section 313 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), during which he was questioned on evidence and the testimonies of 12 witnesses presented in the matter.

Advocate Sayaji Nangre, representing Thackeray, said that the questioning process was completed during the hearing.

"Under 313 CRPC, statements of all the accused persons were recorded during the hearing... What the accused had to say about the evidence, the statements of 12 witnesses, th...