CONG MAKES A SHIRTLESS SPECTACLE @ AI SUMMIT

Half an hour past noon on Friday, a group of Indian Youth Congress (IYC) workers staged a 'shirtless protest' at an AI Impact Summit exhibition hall, walking around holding T-shirts with slogans against the government and the India-US trade deal printed on them, before being whisked away by security personnel.

- Agencies

Delhi Police arrested four IYC workers in connection with the protest and is probing a wider conspiracy angle, an official said. Earlier in the day, they had detained around 15 IYC workers for holding the 'shirtless protest'.

The arrested accused have been identified as Krishna Hari, national secretary of Youth Congress from Bihar; Kundan Yadav, state secretary of Bihar; Ajay Kumar, state president of Uttar Pradesh; and Narasimha Yadav from Telangana, he said.

Police said the accused engaged in a protracted scuffle with security personnel and police staff deployed at the venue.