'Substantial Evidence Of Conspiracy': Delhi Police On Youth Congress AI Summit Protest

Last Updated:February 24, 2026, 17:21 IST

Police have named IYC national president Uday Bhanu Chib as the alleged mastermind of the protest.

Delhi Police on Tuesday said it has found “substantial evidence" of a conspiracy behind the protest by members of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) during the India AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi last week.

Addressing a press conference, Special Commissioner of Police (Crime, Police Management & Media Cell) Devesh Chandra Srivastava said the disruption was a premeditated attempt to breach the security cordon at an international event attended by dignitaries and delegates.

“On February 20, 2026, while the India AI Impact Summit was underway at Bharat Mandapam, a premeditated attempt was made to breach the security cordon in the presence of dignitaries, delegates, and visitors attending the international event. The aggressive individuals were immediately overpowered. During the process, some police personnel sustained injuries," he said.

He added that during the investigation, Sections 191(1) and 192 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) were invoked. “Based on the investigation so far, it has emerged that the offence was committed as part of a conspiracy, and substantial evidence in this regard has been obtained," he said.

On February 20, a group of IYC workers staged a protest inside Hall No. 5 of the venue by removing their shirts to reveal T-shirts printed with slogans against the government and the India-US interim trade deal. The slogans included “Compromised PM". The protesters were later removed by security personnel.

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Police have named IYC national president Uday Bhanu Chib as the alleged mastermind of the protest. Chib, along with several other Congress workers, has been arrested in connection with the case.

Meanwhile, Chib’s counsel, Advocate Sujoy Ghosh, questioned the police action. He said the defence had not been provided a copy of the FIR and argued in court that sending the president of a youth opposition body to custody over printed T-shirts would make the country “a laughing stock".

“We argued before the court that the whole world is watching, and we will be a laughing stock if we send the president of the opposition youth association to prison or police custody because some T-shirts were printed and need to be recovered," Ghosh noted.

(With inputs from agencies)

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