The accounts blocked included those belonging to farmer groups like Kisan Ekta Morcha, the Caravan magazine, CPM leader Mohammad Salim and several journalists and AAP MLAs. Delhi Police had earlier filed a FIR against several journalists, including Mrinal Pande and Rajdeep Sardesai, and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, alleging the spread of misinformation about the death of a protester during the Republic Day tractor rally violence. The accounts were released a few hours later, but not before a furious reaction from the opposition, activists and members of the public. The police also arrested and filed a case against Mandeep Punia, a freelance journalist (who writes for the Caravan) looking to cover the farmers' protest. Mr Punia was given bail this afternoon.