New Delhi, February 24 A Delhi court on Tuesday sent Indian Youth Congress (IYC) president Uday Bhanu Chib to four-day police custody in connection with a protest at the India AI Impact Summit.
Judicial Magistrate Ravi allowed the police four days of custody to question Chib about his role in the AI Summit protest, during which IYC members removed their shirts to reveal anti-Modi and anti-Centre slogans on T-shirts underneath.
The accused opposed the prosecution's plea for remand, denying that any "riot-like situation" had been created and calling the allegations an attempt to "insert riots everywhere."
They said those present were unarmed and were being beaten, questioning the need to recover the T-shirts through custody.
Describing it as a "simple case of criticism," the accused asked, "Can we not even handle criticism?" and argued that there was no common intention to assault the police or threaten the nation's sovereignty.
The counsel for the IYC president submitted that his client was not present at the scene and had already been questioned, calling the plea for remand "frivolous and irrelevant" as he asked the prosecution to provide any prima facie evidence of a conspiracy.
Public Prosecutor Atul Kumar Srivastava countered that the accused, though not physically present, was "communicating and monitoring everything" and was the "mastermind."
He said the knowledge that the act could lead to a riot-like situation was sufficient, and that as the president of IYC, he bore "additional responsibility."
The protest took place at India's artificial intelligence conclave, the AI Impact Summit-2026, at Bharat Mandapam.
The summit began on February 16 and saw packed halls and long queues throughout, as tech moguls, industry leaders, policymakers, and founders thronged the venue.
On Friday, police arrested Krishna Hari, national secretary of Youth Congress from Bihar; Kundan Yadav, state secretary of Bihar; Ajay Kumar, state president of Uttar Pradesh; and Narasimha Yadav from Telangana for holding a 'shirtless protest' inside an exhibition hall at the Summit.
The accused wore T-shirts bearing images of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump, with slogans against the government and the India-US trade deal.
The protesters allegedly engaged in a prolonged scuffle with security personnel and police staff deployed at the venue.