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Maharashtra Police arrests journalist from Telangana for anti-Shivaji Maharaj comment

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Mumbia: Nagpur-based journalist Prashant Koratkar, who was booked for allegedly making derogatory remarks about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and his son, Chhatrapati Sambhaji, was arrested from Telangana, the Maharashtra Police said on Monday. 

According to Dynamite News correspondent, he was being brought to Maharashtra. 

Also Read | Woman constable among three found dead in lake in Telangana

He was boked for making derogatory remarks about 17th-century Maratha rulers. 

The journalist had approached the Bombay High Court to get interim relief on Friday, but the court refused to give him the bail. 
 

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