Standoff between Delhi, Himachal Police after arrests of Youth Congress workers

A confrontation took place between police personnel from Delhi and Himachal Pradesh on the Chandigarh-Shimla highway on Thursday in connection with the arrests of three Indian Youth Congress members for a protest at the India AI Impact Summit, The Indian Express reported.

The two police forces accused each other of obstructing their investigations.

The police in Congress-governed Himachal Pradesh filed a first information report against several Delhi Police personnel, accusing them of kidnapping the members of the ruling party’s youth wing, according to the newspaper.

The Delhi Police team was stopped several times while taking the three arrested persons to the national capital, The Indian Express reported.

Members of the Indian Youth Congress had held a protest during the artificial intelligence summit in Delhi on February 20, shouting slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and holding placards alleging that he was “compromised”.

The Delhi Police, which reports to the Union home ministry, has filed a case against the protesters, accusing them of rioting and promoting enmity between groups.

On Wednesday evening, the Delhi Police arrested three Indian Youth Congress members – Saurabh, Siddharth and Arbaz – from a hotel in the Chirgaon area of the Shimla district, PTI reported. The Delhi Police sought to produce them before a local court for transit remand, but officials from Himachal Pradesh allegedly prevented them from...

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