New Delhi, February 28 A Delhi court has granted bail to Uday Bhanu Chib, president of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC), who was arrested in connection with a protest at the India AI Impact Summit.
Chib was produced before the magistrate on Saturday morning as his four-day police custody, granted by the court on February 24, came to an end.
Magistrate Vanshika Mehta was hearing an application by the Delhi Police seeking an extension of his custody for seven days. However, she dismissed the plea and granted him bail.
Speaking to the media, Chib's counsel informed that bail was granted by the magistrate against a surety bond of Rs 50,000, and the court has also directed his client to surrender his passport and electronic devices.
"The magistrate was satisfied enough to grant bail to Uday Bhanu Chib, and has explained in the bail order that the police crime branch has not been able to explain the reasons for seeking an extension of the police custody remand to Uday Bhanu Chib," the IYC president's counsel said.
On February 24, the court allowed the police four days of custody to question Chib over his role in the AI Summit protest held at Bharat Mandapam here, during which IYC members took off their shirts to reveal anti-Modi and anti-Centre slogans on T-shirts beneath.
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.
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 also allegedly engaged in a protracted scuffle with security personnel and police staff deployed at the venue.
