India, May 23 -- A city court on Friday remanded NCP (SP) spokesperson Vikas Lawande in judicial custody till June 6 after declining the police plea seeking his custodial interrogation in connection with his controversial remarks against some leaders of the Warkari sect.

Lawande was arrested by the Wagholi police on Thursday following an FIR registered over his alleged statement referring to certain Warkari leaders as "intruders". Police produced him before the court and sought his custody for three days, claiming that they wanted to investigate the motive behind his remarks.

However, the court observed that no sufficient grounds were made out for granting police custody and directed that the accused be sent to judicial custody till Jun...