New Delhi: Indian Youth Congress chief Uday Bhanu Chib was arrested by Delhi Police in connection with last week’s protest by Youth Congress workers at Bharat Mandapam during the AI Impact Summit, ANI reported.

He had earlier been taken in for questioning in the case. With this, the total number of arrests made in the case has risen to eight.

Police had earlier arrested seven Indian Youth Congress (IYC) workers, including three from Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh. They have been identified as Jitendra Yadav, Raj Gujjar and Ajay Kumar.

In addition, IYC's Uttar Pradesh general secretary Ritik alias Monty Shukla has been detained from Lalitpur in the state.

According to police, additional sections under the BNS, including 196 (promoting enmity between different groups and acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony) and 197 (assertions prejudicial to national integration), have been invoked in the FIR, which carry a jail term of up to three years.

On Friday, a group of Indian Youth Congress (IYC) workers staged a shirtless protest inside an exhibition hall at the venue, displaying T-shirts bearing slogans against the government and the India-US trade deal before being removed by security personnel.

Delhi Police had earlier arrested four IYC workers on the day of the incident and said a wider conspiracy angle was being probed.

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According to police, the protesters entered the lobby area of Hall No. 5 and raised slogans after removing the shirts worn over T-shirts printed with messages.

Police sources said the group allegedly registered online to obtain QR codes to access the venue. They initially planned to paste printed stickers on black umbrellas and carry them inside but later abandoned the idea fearing security checks. The slogans were instead printed on T-shirts worn under their shirts.

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Once inside, they removed the outer shirts and raised slogans. The T-shirts carried messages reading "PM is compromised", "India-US Trade Deal" and "Epstein Files".

The protest triggered a political confrontation, with the BJP calling it a "shameful act to tarnish India's image on the global stage", while the IYC described it as a "peaceful" demonstration aimed at safeguarding national interests.