NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Tuesday arrested Indian Youth Congress chief Uday Bhanu Chib in connection to the shirtless protest at Bharat Mandapam during AI summit.This is the eighth arrest in connection with this incident.Earlier on Monday, Police arrested Jitendra Yadav from Gwalior while tracing the remaining protesters.On Saturday, a Patiala court sent four accused — Krishna Hari, Kundan Yadav, Ajay Kumar, and Narasimha Yadav — to five-day police custody under provisions including BNS Sections 121 (voluntarily causing hurt to deter a public servant from duty) and 61(2) (criminal conspiracy), offences carrying punishment exceeding three years.While hearing the matter, the court described the ‘shirtless’ protest as a “blatant assault on public order” that endangered India’s diplomatic image.“Such conduct palpably transcends the ambit of legitimate dissent, metamorphosing into a blatant assault on public order. It imperils not merely the event’s sanctity but also the Republic’s diplomatic image before foreign stakeholders, rendering it wholly unprotected by constitutional safeguards,” the magistrate said.Earlier a group of Youth Congress activists staged a high‑profile protest at the Bharat Mandapam venue.The accused displayed T-shirts featuring images of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump, alongside slogans against the government and the India-US trade deal, and were involved in a scuffle with security personnel.The protest took place on the final day of the five‑day summit, which has drawn global leaders and technology experts to discuss developments and the future of artificial intelligence.
