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A Delhi court on Tuesday granted interim protection from arrest to a T-shirt designer in connection with the shirtless protest staged during the AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam on February 20. The demonstration was organised by the Indian Youth Congress during the summit.
Additional Sessions Judge Amit Bansal of the Patiala House Court granted relief to Umesh Chandra Padala, who is accused of designing the T-shirts worn by the protestors. While granting the protection, the court directed Padala to cooperate with the ongoing investigation being conducted by the Delhi Police.
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The court also instructed the police to serve a seven-day notice to Padala, a resident of Guntur in Andhra Pradesh, in the event that his arrest is sought in the case.
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Advocates Saimon Farooqui and Mohd Azam Khan appeared on behalf of Padala during the hearing. According to the prosecution, Padala allegedly designed the T-shirts used during the protest and assisted the main accused in planning the demonstration.
In connection with the case, the Delhi Police arrested Udai Bhanu Chib, president of the Indian Youth Congress, along with 13 others. While Chib was granted bail on February 28 during a late-night hearing at the judge’s residence after his four-day police custody ended, the anticipatory bail pleas of Manish Sharma and Rajeev Kumar are scheduled to be heard before the Patiala House Court on Wednesday.
The investigation into the case has now been transferred to the Crime Branch of the Delhi Police.
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