The Patiala House Court on Tuesday granted four-day custody of the Indian Youth Congress President, Uday Bhanu Chib, to the Delhi Police in connection with the AI Summit Protest case.
A Delhi Court on Tuesday granted four days' police custody of Indian Youth Congress (IYC) President Uday Bhanu Chib in connection with the protest case at Bharat Mandapam during the India AI Impact Summit 2026.
The ongoing investigation into the Indian Youth Congress protest at the Bharat Mandapam during the India AI Impact Summit 2026 has been transferred to the Delhi Police Crime Branch, authorities said on Tuesday.
The Delhi Court on Tuesday reserved its order on the police plea seeking seven days' custody of Uday Bhanu Chib, president of the Indian Youth Congress, in connection with the AI Summit protest case.
Indian Youth Congress Chief Uday Bhanu Chib was arrested on Tuesday in connection with a Youth Congress protest at Bharat Mandapam during the India AI Impact Summit 2026, Delhi Police said.
According to Delhi Police, the officials have recovered t-shirts and posters that were used in the Indian Youth Congress's protest at the AI Summit at Bharat Mandapam from Indian Youth Congress leader Krishna Hari's car.
"Under Rahul Gandhi's leadership, Congress has become a party that has started opposing the country and acting like a traitor. The manner in which they behaved at the AI Summit was an insult to India. Rahul Gandhi should apologise to the country," Union Minister Giriraj Singh said.
Patiala House Court said that though the right to protest is fundamental to democracy, it is not absolute and it cannot be against public order and decency. It is subject to certain reasonable restrictions.
Samajwadi Party chief and Congress' INDIA bloc ally, Akhilesh Yadav, on Saturday criticised the Indian Youth Congress' "shirtless" protest at the AI Impact Summit, saying it brought "shame" to the nation.
A clash broke out on Saturday between the Congress and the BJP workers during the BJP's protest condemning the Indian Youth Congress protest at the India AI Impact Summit the previous day.
They have been arrested in connection with the AI Summit protest that was held at Bharat Mandapam on Friday. They were wearing T Shirts inscribed with the slogan 'India US Trade Deal Compromised'.
In a post shared on X, former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister said, "Yesterday at the AI Summit, the Youth Congress made us all feel ashamed. Where is our politics heading! No one should ever demean our country."