New Delhi, February 22 The conduct of Indian Youth Congress (IYC) workers arrested for protesting at the AI Impact Summit venue was not legitimate dissent, but rather a "blatant assault on public order" that also harmed the country's "diplomatic image," a Delhi court said.
Judicial Magistrate Ravi made the observation on Saturday when the four IYC workers who were held for the "shirtless" protest at the Bharat Mandapam here were produced before his court. The court allowed five days of custody to the police to question them.
Summarizing the reasons for allowing the Delhi Police's plea seeking custodial interrogation, the magistrate said that the accused hailed from remote parts of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Telangana, posing a high risk of their absconding.
This was "further heightened by early investigation findings suggesting external conspiracy links," the court said.
A portion of the order passed by judicial magistrate Ravi, accessed by
