NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Friday granted interim bail to Indian Youth Congress general secretary Nigam Bhandhari until March 24 in the AI event protest case.
The Congress's youth wing worker had sought anticipatory bail.
He had sought anticipatory bail. He has been directed to cooperate with the investigation, reported news agency ANI.
The protest took place on February 20 inside Exhibition Hall number five at Bharat Mandapam during the AI Summit. Around 10 IYC workers briefly removed their outer clothing to reveal T-shirts bearing images of PM Modi, US President
Donald Trump and slogans including “India-US Trade Deal” and “PM is compromised.”
According to police, the protest was planned with a “common intention,” and Uday Bhanu Chib, IYC' chief, was allegedly the orchestrator. Earlier arrests in the case included
Jitendra Yadav,
Raja Gujar, and Vimal Ajay Kumar, bringing the total number detained to eight.
Police said that the group staged the protest after completing mandatory online registration and gaining entry with QR codes. Security footage shows protesters removing outer layers to reveal anti-PM messages on their T-shirts. The incident allegedly involved obstruction and minor altercations with security personnel.
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