Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:14am on 26 Feb 2026,Thursday India
A high-tension standoff unfolded in Shimla after Delhi Police arrested three Indian Youth Congress (IYC) activists linked to a shirtless protest at the AI Impact Summit held in New Delhi on 20 February. As the Delhi Police team tried to take the trio to New Delhi on transit remand, local Himachal Pradesh Police repeatedly detained them near Shoghi and Kanlog, alleging the arrests were made without proper procedure and filing a kidnapping FIR. Both forces clashed over documentation and authority into the wee hours, with repeated stops and demands for evidence handover. The incident spotlighted sharp inter-state police tensions, procedural disputes and broader political controversy around the protest.
