Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka were produced before an executive magistrate and released after about 23 hours on a one-year good-behaviour bond, while Dhruv Rathee was freed overnight in Gurugram.
In a special Sunday hearing on the October 10 curbs, the Supreme Court directed the Centre and Delhi Police to remove barricades unless warranted, restore internet, keep metro and trains running and avoid illegal detention of peaceful protesters outside the Section 163 zone.
Police still detained around 100-200 people on day two around Connaught Place and the Press Club, including journalists, as released leaders alleged kidnapping from flights and phone seizure and vowed to continue. Police countered with video of Dipke being informed of his grandmother's death.
Rahul Gandhi called a Monday march to the Supreme Court over CEC Gyanesh Kumar, which CJI Surya Kant declined to meet, citing judicial process.
