A Mumbai court on Thursday sentenced Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut to 15 days of simple imprisonment in a defamation complaint filed against him by Medha Somaiya, the wife of BJP leader Kirit Somaiya.

The metropolitan magistrate at Sewri Court convicted Sanjay Raut under Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code (punishment for defamation) and imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on him.