NEW DELHI, FEB 24 : Delhi Police dropped a bombshell Tuesday, arresting Indian Youth Congress president Uday Bhanu Chib as the key plotter behind last week’s dramatic shirtless demo at the AI Impact Summit, slapping him with serious BNS charges for trying to spark a riot with “anti-national” slogans. A court wasted no time, remanding the fiery leader to four days of police custody as the dragnet tightens—now eight in the cooler.
Chib, grilled for 20 hours straight, allegedly orchestrated the February 20 Bharat Mandapam stunt: IYC activists slipped in via fake QR codes, stripped to reveal anti-Modi, anti-trade deal tees, and stirred a ruckus amid global bigwigs. Cops invoked heavy BNS sections—conspiracy (61/2), unlawful assembly (191), enmity-mongering (196), national integration threats (197)—promising up to three years inside.
With seven prior arrests—including Gwalior trio Jitendra Yadav, Raj Gujjar, Ajay Kumar, and UP’s Ritik “Monty” Shukla—cops are chasing funding trails, CCTV clues, and interstate links, hinting at a bigger plot to smear India’s image abroad. Security’s cranked up citywide: barricades at Tilak Marg station, QRTs, paramilitary reserves on high alert to squash copycat protests.
BJP roared “shameless global embarrassment,” while Congress cried foul—”peaceful dissent crushed!” Chib’s team insists he wasn’t even there. As probes probe deeper, Delhi braces: more cuffs likely, but public order reigns supreme. Political fireworks ahead.
