India, July 24 -- A Pune sessions court on Thursday granted anticipatory bail to former MLA and Shiv Sena leader Ravindra Dhangekar and his wife Pratibha Dhangekar in a case related to the alleged abetment of suicide of a city contractor, while rejecting a similar plea filed by former corporator Bala Shedge.

The court observed that the prosecution had prima facie failed to establish a direct nexus between the former legislator Ravindra and the deceased's business transactions.

Additional Sessions Judge Aniruddha Sulbha Subhash Gandhi allowed anticipatory bail applications filed by the Dhangekars.

The Swargate police had registered an FIR on July 15 against Dhangekar, his wife and several others for allegedly abetting the suicide of a 6...