The trio, Saurabh, Siddharth and Arbaz, were picked up by the Special Cell of Delhi Police from a hotel in the Rohru subdivision of Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla district. A local court granted transit remand, allowing the police to bring them to Delhi for further interrogation
Three more IYC wokers arrested in connection with the shirtless protest at the AI Impact Summit 2026. Representational Pic
Three more Congress workers were arrested on Wednesday in connection with the “shirtless” protest at the AI Impact Summit, taking the total number of arrests in the case to 11, officials said, reported PTI.
The trio, Saurabh, Siddharth and Arbaz, were picked up by the Special Cell of Delhi Police from a hotel in the Rohru subdivision of Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla district. A local court granted transit remand, allowing the police to bring them to Delhi for further interrogation.
However, the arrests led to a dramatic turn of events after the Himachal Pradesh Police intercepted the Delhi Police team while they were transporting the accused to the national capital, reported PTI.
Delhi Police team conducts operation in shimla
The PTI stated that according to sources in the Himachal Pradesh Police, the Delhi Police team carried out the operation in Shimla without informing the local police. Acting on this, Himachal police intercepted three vehicles carrying the accused, who are reportedly not residents of Himachal Pradesh, along with Delhi Police personnel.
Two vehicles were stopped in Shimla, while the third was intercepted near Dharampur in Solan district. Around 20 people, including police personnel, were detained, the source said.
The 'shirtless' protest at Bharat Mandapam on February 20 had triggered a major security response, with police earlier invoking charges including rioting and promoting enmity under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), reported PTI.
Officials said the Special Cell acted on specific inputs and technical surveillance to trace the accused, who were allegedly involved in coordinating and facilitating the protest at the high-profile international event attended by dignitaries and delegates.
There was no immediate response from the Delhi Police to the reports.
Delhi court sends Uday Bhanu Chib and Bhudev Sharma to police custody
Indian Youth Congress president Uday Bhanu Chib and former national spokesperson Bhudev Sharma were arrested in connection with the case on Tuesday. Both were produced before a Delhi court and remanded to police custody for interrogation.
Earlier, around midnight on Saturday, Delhi Police had raided Himachal Sadan in the national capital amid reports that Youth Congress workers who had participated in the protest were provided accommodation there.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu termed the action “unfortunate” and “against constitutional procedure.”
(With PTI inputs)
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