Delhi Police Youth Congress arrests lead Himachal Pradesh Police to file kidnapping case

Himachal Pradesh Police registered a kidnapping case after Delhi Police personnel detained three Youth Congress members in Rohru and travelled towards Delhi. Shimla police alleged plain-clothes officers forcibly took the men from a resort and removed CCTV equipment without a receipt. Delhi Police said the activists were arrested over the AI Impact Summit protest and secured transit remand.

Himachal Pradesh Police registered a kidnapping case on Wednesday against Delhi Police personnel. The move followed the arrest of three Youth Congress members in Rohru. Officers from both forces then faced off at the Shogi border near Shimla. Vehicles carrying the arrested activists were stopped as they headed to Delhi.

Shimla Police said a case was filed against 15-20 unknown people in plain clothes. Police alleged the group forced three people out of a resort in Rohru. Shimla Police also claimed the group took the resort CCTV system. Shimla Police said no receipt was given for the equipment.

Delhi police arrest in AI Summit protest case

Delhi Police said the three arrests related to the February 20 protest at the AI Impact Summit. The protest took place at Bharat Mandapam and led to a major security response. Police earlier added charges including rioting and promoting enmity. The sections were under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita BNS.

Delhi Police said the arrests were made from a hotel in Chirgaon area. Chirgaon falls in Rohru subdivision of Himachals Shimla district. Saurabh, Siddharth and Arbaz were apprehended by the Special Cell. A Delhi Police official said they were produced before a local court. The court granted transit remand for questioning in Delhi.

Himachal Pradesh police intercept Delhi police vehicles

Himachal Police sources said three vehicles were intercepted in Shimla and Solan districts. Two were stopped in Shimla, the sources said. The third was intercepted near Dharampur in Solan district. The sources claimed Delhi Police had not taken transit remand. The vehicles were brought back to Shimla, the sources added.

Himachal Police sources also said the Delhi team acted in Shimla without informing local police. Based on that claim, Himachal Police intercepted the vehicles carrying the accused. The sources said the accused were reportedly not residents of Himachal Pradesh. Around 20 people, including police personnel, were detained, sources said.

The detained Delhi Police personnel again tried to leave for Delhi, sources said. Himachal Police stopped them at the Shogi border on Wednesday night. The checkpoint lies on the road to Chandigarh. Police did not allow the vehicles to proceed from the border area near Shimla city.

Delhi police and Shimla police trade claims at Shogi border

A video from the Shogi border showed a sharp exchange between officers. Delhi Police officers were heard saying arrests followed an FIR dated February 20. "We have to produce the accused arrested at 5 am today in the court in 24 hours, and you have stopped us after registering an FIR at 8 pm,\" an officer of the Delhi police said.

Shimla Police officers said a case of abduction had been registered. They alleged Delhi Police was obstructing their inquiry. Shimla Police also claimed the Rohru operation was illegal and undocumented. \"I asked you for a legal document in the morning, but neither have you shown any document nor the FIR number and nor have you taken the transit remand,\" the officer of Shimla police is heard saying.

Delhi police probe and court action in AI Summit protest

Delhi Police said 11 people have been arrested so far in the case. Indian Youth Congress president Uday Bhanu Chib and former national spokesperson Bhudev Sharma were arrested on Tuesday. Both were produced before a Delhi court. The court remanded them to police custody for interrogation.

On Wednesday, a Delhi court extended police custody of five arrested people by four days. Delhi Police told the court the incident involved prior planning. Police cited structured roles, concealment methods and coordinated movement after the incident. Delhi Police said the wider conspiracy, including hierarchy, funding and inter-state coordination, needed further probing.

Chief Judicial Magistrate Mridul Gupta extended custody for Krishna Hari and three others. Krishna Hari is national secretary of the Youth Congress from Bihar. Others were Kundan Yadav, Ajay Kumar Singh and Narasimha Yadav. Kundan Yadav is Bihar state general secretary. Ajay Kumar Singh is state vice-president of eastern Uttar Pradesh.

Delhi police deny dharna permission amid law and order concerns

Delhi Police also took action on related protests in the capital. On Wednesday, police denied permission for a Delhi Youth Congress dharna. The proposed venue was Jantar Mantar. The dharna was planned for February 26. Police cited short notice and existing law and order concerns.

Separately, Delhi Police had raided Himachal Sadan on Saturday midnight. Reports said Youth Congress workers from the protest had been housed there. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu called the raid unfortunate. Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu also said it went against constitutional procedure. The dispute later widened after the arrests in Rohru.

By late Wednesday, both forces accused each other of blocking investigations. Shimla Police pointed to the kidnapping case and missing CCTV equipment. Delhi Police pointed to court deadlines after the February 20 FIR. The three arrested Youth Congress activists remained at the centre of the dispute. The wider probe and custody proceedings in Delhi continued alongside the inter-state standoff.

With inputs from PTI