AI Summit protest: Delhi court extends police custody of five Youth Congress members by four days
The Hindu
Delhi court extends police custody of five Youth Congress workers involved in a shirtless protest at the AI Summit.
New Delhi
A Delhi court on Wednesday (February 25, 2026) extended the police custody of five Indian Youth Congress (IYC) workers, arrested in connection with ‘shirtless’ protest at the recently held AI summit, by four days.
Judicial Magistrate Ravi of Patiala House Court extended the custodial interrogation of the accused persons.
The Police have made eight arrests in the case so far. This includes the arrest of Krishna Hari, national secretary IYC from Bihar; Kundan Yadav, IYC State secretary of Bihar; Ajay Kumar, IYC State president of Uttar Pradesh; and Narasimha Yadav from Telangana and Jitendra Yadav from Gwalior in connection with the protest that took place last week.
Uday Bhanu Chib, the National President of the IYC was also arrested on Monday (February 23, 2026)
On Friday (February 20), a group of Indian Youth Congress (IYC) workers staged a dramatic shirtless protest at an exhibition hall during the AI Impact Summit at the Bharat Mandapam, walking around holding T-shirts with slogans against the government and the India-U.S. trade deal printed on them, before being whisked away by security personnel present at the venue.
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