Dhada posted a Facebook status saying that the city of Mumbai should not have been completely shut down, after a controversial Indian political and religious leader died.
Her friend, Ruhi Shrinivasan, twenty-one, was also arrested, because she liked her friend's status.
They were only released after international outcry over the reason for the arrest.
The charges against the girls were dropped.
This isn't the first time that simple freedom of speech has landed people in jail, in India.
It's actually almost common for Indians to find themselves harassed by police if they publicly say something against the government, officials, or leaders.
Political activists are especially targeted by the government and police.
Many of them hope that the case of the two girls will not just bring international notice of the struggle Indians face, but also begin a change in how the Indian government handles things.
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