New Delhi: Delhi Police on Tuesday arrested Indian Youth Congress president Uday Bhanu Chib on charges related to the topless protest at the Bharat Mandapam during the Artificial Intelligence Summit.This is the eighth arrest related to the incident.Earlier on Monday, police arrested Jitendra Yadav from Gwalior while tracking the remaining protesters.A Patiala court on Saturday sent four accused — Krishna Hari, Kundan Yadav, Ajay Kumar and Narasimha Yadav — to police custody under BNS sections 121 (intentionally causing hurt to prevent public servant from discharge of duty) and 61(2) (conspiracy to commit crime)5 Days, these crimes carry a penalty of more than three years.While hearing the matter, the court described the “topless” protest as a “blatant violation of public order” that endangered India’s diplomatic image.“This behavior clearly went beyond the scope of legitimate dissent and turned into a flagrant attack on public order. Not only did it endanger the sanctity of the event, but it also jeopardized the diplomatic image of the republic before foreign stakeholders, leaving it completely unprotected by constitutional guarantees,” the magistrate said.Earlier, a group of Youth Congress activists staged a high-profile protest at the Bharat Mandapam venue.The accused displayed T-shirts with images of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump, as well as slogans against the government and the India-US trade deal, and got into a scuffle with security personnel.The protest came on the final day of a five-day summit that drew global leaders and technology experts to discuss the development and future of artificial intelligence.
