India, March 29 -- Arrested former journalist Prashant Koratkar was abused by a lawyer on Friday after being produced in a Kolhapur court, which extended his police remand till March 30.

Koratkar, who was booked for allegedly threatening Kolhapur-based historian Indrajeet Sawant and making derogatory remarks against Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and his son Sambhaji Maharaj, was arrested by Maharashtra police from Telangana earlier this week.

"While he was being escorted out of the court complex, a lawyer hurled abuses at him. However, no physical attack took place," a Kolhapur police official said.

The defence countered that Koratkar is the sole breadwinner for his family, making prolonged custody unnecessary.

Koratkar was booked on Fe...