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Three much Congress workers person been taken into custody successful transportation with the "shirtless" protestation astatine the AI Impact Summit here, taking the full fig of those arrested successful the lawsuit to 11, an authoritative said connected Wednesday (February 25, 2026).
Saurabh, Siddharth and Arbaz were apprehended by the Special Cell of Delhi Police from a edifice successful Rohru subdivision of Shimla territory successful Himachal Pradesh. They were produced earlier a section court, which granted transit remand to alteration the constabulary to bring them to Delhi for further questioning, helium said.
However, the arrests led to a melodramatic crook of events aft Himachal Pradesh Police intercepted the Delhi Police squad portion they were transporting the accused to the nationalist capital.
According to sources successful Himachal Pradesh Police, the squad from Delhi carried retired the cognition successful Shimla without informing the section police. Acting connected this, Himachal constabulary intercepted 3 vehicles carrying the accused — who are reportedly not residents of Himachal Pradesh — and Delhi Police personnel.
Two vehicles were stopped successful Shimla, portion the 3rd was intercepted adjacent Dharampur successful Solan district. Around 20 people, including constabulary personnel, were detained, the root said.
The "shirtless" protestation astatine Bharat Mandapam connected February 20 had triggered a large information response, with constabulary earlier invoking charges including rioting and promoting enmity nether applicable provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Officials said the Special Cell acted connected circumstantial inputs and method surveillance to hint the accused, who were allegedly progressive successful coordinating and assisting the protestation astatine the high-profile planetary lawsuit attended by dignitaries and delegates.
There was nary contiguous effect from the Delhi Police to the reports.
Indian Youth Congress president Uday Bhanu Chib and erstwhile nationalist spokesperson Bhudev Sharma were arrested successful transportation with the lawsuit connected Tuesday (February 24, 2026). Both were produced earlier a Delhi tribunal and remanded to constabulary custody for interrogation.
Earlier, connected Saturday (February 21, 2026) midnight, Delhi Police had raided Himachal Sadan successful the nationalist superior amid reports that Youth Congress workers who had participated successful the protestation were provided accommodation there.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu had termed the enactment "unfortunate” and “against law procedure”.
