Hyderabad, May 13 -- Five 'Save KBR' activists, including AAP leader Vijay Mallangi, were released on Wednesday, May 13, after allegedly being detained for nearly 12 hours by the Banjara Hills police for protesting against the tree felling at the Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park (KBR).

They were also booked under Sections 26 (wrongful restraint), 324 (loss/damage to property), 351 (criminal intimidation), and 3(5) (common intention) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

According to Save KBR's X page, volunteers had gathered around 2 am on the night of May 13 to peacefully demonstrate against overnight tree cutting.

While leaving the site, police allegedly detained one of the protestors. When others went to the police station to ask for ...