The four were stopped by police late last night and on questioning claimed they were reporters and members of a human rights organisation. However police grew suspicious and again put questions to them, resulting in them hurling abuses and trying to assault a police official. They also threatened to call the District Collector and Superintendent of police.
Enquiries with senior police officials, reporters and also the Government PRO revaled they were not reporters following which all of them were taken into custody, police said.